by Kirk Kasicki | Mar 27, 2021 | TSN Blog
/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/engine-plate-300×300.png At our weekly meetings, The Sparrow’s Nest staff and volunteers begin by “checking our engines.” As a part of Executive Director Katie Roam’s passion for trauma-informed care, we do not simply ask “How are...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 24, 2020 | TSN Blog
In July 2017, we celebrated my youngest son’s birthday. Our little family had a grand old time with a big pizza and salad lunch, matching camouflage plates, napkins and blowers, and birthday cake and candles. It was perfect. Only, it wasn’t his birthday. His...
by Kirk Kasicki | Nov 30, 2015 | Appeals, Sharing
O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth O Holy Night is my absolute favorite Christmas carol. I have been known to put it on...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 4, 2014 | Vision
It’s really not a big deal to bring food to someone in need. It’s a nice gesture but one that’s not that memorable. It’s not that big a sacrifice for you run through your closet and find some things your family no longer needs or has out grown...
by Kirk Kasicki | Sep 4, 2013 | Appeals
I have a lot of lazy tendencies. Like not wanting to use my phone as a phone. Returning voicemail is one of my least favorite things to do. But you would be glad to know I’ve buckled down for the last hour and tried to return as many as possible. All calls, like...