by Kirk Kasicki | Feb 17, 2017 | Above The Roost: Reflections, I'm One Of The Flock!, TSN Blog
By: Erica Grogg, House Manager Authenticity. Every time I read or hear this word, a picture of a young child learning how to pronounce it pops up in my mind. Can you see it? Can you hear it? AWE-THIN-ticity. This word seems to have been the theme of Sparrow this past...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 29, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, I'm One Of The Flock!, Sharing, TSN Blog, Uncategorized
By: Heather Hussey Life is messy, right? And for everyone. Everyone has something — some type of mountain they are trying to conquer. A death they are trying to grieve. A false truth about their worth they are trying to overcome. When asked to write about...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 25, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, TSN Blog, Uncategorized
Through a strange series of events, I now find myself writing about a connection between giraffes and The Sparrow’s Nest. At first thought, how could these two things possibly be related? One’s an animal with a long neck residing in Africa and the other is...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 31, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Uncategorized
I am a fan of the show Fixer Upper,which follows the remodeling adventures of Chip and Joanna Gaines. I am sure I am not the only lover of all things Gaines. In fact, if you haven’t heard of Chip and Joanna Gaines then you clearly don’t watch enough...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 28, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Uncategorized
BARAK “GET BACK HERE WITH THAT!” my grandmother would yell. I was 4 years old, darting from room to room in my grandmothers 7th floor condo in Nahariya Israel. My grandmother, who claimed to be jewish, went to a baptist church, and spoke with a...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 24, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Sharing, Uncategorized
Hi! I’m Erica Grogg and I’m a house aide at The Sparrow’s Nest. We are a home for teenage girls who are pregnant and/or mothering. In my role as a house aide, I am a mentor and a teacher. We get vulnerable with each other, praying God’s redeeming love shows through at...
