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
Caleb Bowen I would consider myself a thrill seeker. Always adding to the list of crazy: skydiving, bungee jumping, swimming with sharks, motocross, mountain biking,
Matthew Mcloud CS Lake Michigan The “7x rule” for waves refers to the concept that a wave will typically break when its height is more
David Nehrig CSUS National Director “Bang, bang, bang, crack, crack, crack,” went the cute little sea otters near me. When I was surfing up in
Emily Benedetto Chief Communications Coordinator We’ve all experienced it. You catch a wave and look out the back to see lines and lines of set
Nina Coons West Coast Girls Representative Luke 6:32-33, 35-36 says, “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even
Mikayla Groffie Northwest Regional Coordinator Every surfer has experienced the dreaded noodle arms after not paddling for a week or two. Surfing is one of
Colbi Pickett East Coast Girls Coordinator I’ve been dealing with a foot injury for several months, and I’ve had to limit my time surfing because
Cheyne Jobbins Southwest Regional Coordinator I often surf a particular break here in San Diego that has both very high-quality waves and is also extremely
Kyle Sullivan Northeast Regional Coordinator A recent swell had me so amped! It had been a long month of little to no motion in the
Kyle Sullivan Mid Atlantic Regional Coordinator I love my summer job! I get to teach kids how to surf at surf camps as well as
Leason DancaescuGulf Coast Regional Coordinator A little while back, we had a storm in the gulf, Debby. Over here in Pensacola we did not get
Gracie StackCSUS Communications Manager Living on the East Coast of FL, we had very minimal damage from hurricane Helene, that just swept through most of