by Kirk Kasicki | Jan 27, 2014 | Sharing
A letter to the One Who Has The Most To Lose: Hey there, I see your involvement on Student Council. I see you made the Volleyball team. I see you keeping your grades up to get into a good college. I heard you lead a bible study in your youth group. I see you have a...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 25, 2013 | Vision
“Only one-third of teenage mothers will get their high school diploma, and less than 1% will ever graduate college. These grim statistics often condemn the children of teen mothers to repeat the pattern dropping out, creating generational cycles of poverty and...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 22, 2013 | Guest Blog
I am the child of a single mother. I asked my mom to write about her experiences as a single mom and being pregnant with me. Here is her story: Having a baby as a single mother was one of the scariest times of my life but it turned out to be one of the biggest...
by Kirk Kasicki | Oct 11, 2013 | Sharing
I’m at The Nest and gratefully can’t find a quiet spot to work. Dust is being churned up outside as truckload after truckload of mulch is being delivered for the prayer garden and front flower beds. Girl Scout Troop #4140 is upstairs giggling as they paint...
by Kirk Kasicki | Jun 21, 2012 | Vision
Remember we first got started? We just had that seemingly simple plan of we’ll get a house, follow some state rules, recruit some great staff, mostly run it on a shoe string and volunteers, and just fill these girls with the love of God. We’re still trying...
