by Kirk Kasicki | Feb 21, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Uncategorized
I’ve been to a total of 2 funerals in my life time. I can’t say I know too much about death, but I have some sense as to people’s reactions to it. There are a few elements that revolve around funerals. Attendance, Presence, and Reflection. First, you...
by Kirk Kasicki | Feb 5, 2016 | Above The Roost: Reflections, Uncategorized
Ever feel like God is calling you to take a blind step forward even though you have no idea why? I do. What about when an opportunity opens up for you that can only be from God because it fits so perfectly? This happened to me. Do you sometimes feel inadequate for a...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 4, 2015 | Above The Roost: Reflections
Often, people forget that the ministry of the Nest is not just to teen moms…but their children as well. Most days, that can make my head explode trying to train, teach, guide and direct children from 19 years old down to 1 years old. That’s a big...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 27, 2015 | Above The Roost: Reflections
Despite all the things that can be hard when being a house mom at a maternity home, there are plenty of things that leave us full of joy and laughter. I feel as these though these things should fall into a category called : “You know you are a house parent at a...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 26, 2015 | Above The Roost: Reflections
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain…Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. Psalm...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 7, 2015 | Above The Roost: Reflections
You can’t live with them. You can’t live without them. There’s something irresistibl-ish about them. We grin and bear it because the nights are long. I hope that something better comes along. I know…I know. This tune from Muppets is totally...