by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 24, 2020 | Above The Roost: Reflections
What is a Nest? A few years ago a mother bird built a nest in the wreath on my front door. It was an exciting time for our kids who daily checked the nest for eggs. Before long the mother bird had laid 4 beautiful small blue eggs. The kids watched the nest and the...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 11, 2020 | Above The Roost: Reflections
As you all know, 2020 has been a difficult year for The Nest. In one of the most difficult decisions of my life, we suspended operations in October due to having key leadership positions unfilled and having had to cancel several fundraising events due to COVID. Today,...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 9, 2020 | Above The Roost: Reflections
If you have ever had the opportunity to read The Sparrow’s Nest’s story on its website, you will see it is hard to tell where the story begins and where the story will end. You will also see a story that is still being written that includes a passion for life and...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 5, 2020 | Above The Roost: Reflections
Making tough decisions is not an easy process. I guess that just makes sense – right? My natural personality is as a people pleaser. I tend to look for a solution that will have the least amount of negative impact on others so it will make (or keep) the most people...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 11, 2017 | Above The Roost: Reflections
As I sat on my bed on a bright Saturday morning, I looked around my room and felt my anxiety rising. It was a mess, I needed to pack for the Nest. Once again I was feeling unprepared as my mind scrambled to organize myself and figure out what the upcoming week would...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 18, 2017 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Sharing, TSN Blog
By: Erica Grogg, House Manager A few weeks ago, I was at the Missouri Christian Convention telling people about Sparrow. At one point while I was at our booth, a precious little red head boy came up to me and was so excited when I gave him a piece of candy (with his...
