Courage is Found Outside Your Comfort Zone
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo by: Ashley Reitano “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, for the Lord your God
October 5, 2026
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo by: Ashley Reitano “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, for the Lord your God
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo by: Leason Dancaescu I love asking questions. They can be super silly or more serious, but
Written By: Jacob Galura | South East Regional Coordinator Photo by: Reed Burr One of the things I love most about surfing is watching moms
Written By: Matthew MacLeod | CS Lake Michigan Photo by: Leason Dancaescu My son Jonah and I recently went on a West Coast adventure. We
Written By: Priscilla Burr | Chief Communications Officer Photo by: Reed Burr The first board I owned was shaped by my husband. It was a
Written By: Colbi Pickett | East Coast Women’s Representative Photo by: Ivy Scott After what felt like the flattest summer of my life, we finally
Written By: Mary Gordon Kerr| CSUS Board Member Photo By: Ivy Scott We can’t always see the danger we are exposed to. This is especially
Written By: Ted Weiland | CS St. Augustine Photo By: Micheal Ragan The act of surfing can resemble the storms of life. We’ve all been
Written By: Mikayla Groffie | Northwest Regional Coordinator Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator I hadn’t surfed in a couple of days, and I
Written By: Chad Coons | CSUS CSALT Director Photo By: Reed Burr | Media Coordinator Have you ever been in the water when someone was
Written By: Aidyn Fischli | CS Launchpad We’ve all experienced one more wave syndrome. You could be catching wave after wave for hours, but as
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator I was thinking the other day about surfers and the goal that they have. If you were to
Written By: Emily Benedetto | CS Maui Coordinator When I grew up in San Clemente, there were no e-bikes to ride down to trestles to
Written By: Maddie Malmsten | CS Carlsbad One day, I was going for a surf, and the waves were really big. The current was super
Written By: Zane Miller | Outreach Coordinator A couple of years ago, on Oahu’s North Shore, I had one of those moments in the water
Written By: Colbi Pickett | East Coast Girls Representative We’ve had some good swell come through lately. Paddling out, you can usually tell the seasoned
Written By: Kyle Sullivan | Northeast Regional Coordinator I rarely see the inside of a barrel, and even rarer that I make it out. So
Written By: Nina Coons | CSUS West Coast Girls Coordinator Photo From: Nina Coons So if the Son sets you free, you will be free
Written By: Johnny Zhang | CS Hawaii I think it’s just part of being human to hold onto things. We cling to what we own,
Written By: Jacob Galura | Southeast Regional Coordinator John 16: 32-33 says, “Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each
Written By: Amy Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo By: Michael Regan Our family was on an epic road trip through mainland Mexico. We had
Written By: David Nehrig | CSUS National Director Photo By: Reed Burr It was a beautiful sunny day with a fun winter swell at my