by Kirk Kasicki | Aug 28, 2020 | TSN Blog
At the Nest, I have adopted an unofficial tagline that says, “good things grow here”, meaning that we are a place that bears good fruit and sees harvest in the lives of the families we serve. While this is good to think about in theory (and pat ourselves on the back...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’ve spent time in Sunday School, you’ve probably read (or at least heard) about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. If you’ve never read it, here are the cliff’s notes. In this Old Testament bible story, King Nebuchadnezzar set up an idol and commanded that all...
by Kirk Kasicki | Apr 16, 2020 | TSN Blog
I remember that night so well. The night my heart broke as I sat in my car with three brave young mamas who called The Sparrow’s Nest home. I had been volunteering for The Sparrow’s Nest for at least a year, working mainly in the office sorting donations and doing...
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 | Jan 10, 2017 | Guest Blog, I'm One Of The Flock!, TSN Blog, Uncategorized
By: Cindy Lawson, Board Member James Agee (1909-1955) came of age in the 1930’s, a time of want and need in a previously prosperous country. While working as a journalist during the Great Depression, he lived among Alabama sharecroppers which resulted in his...
