Author Archives: thisnest

About thisnest

The Sparrows are happily married, and the parents of five children. Donna and her husband Antonio are college sweethearts who also raised his seven siblings, many with special needs, for nearly two decades. Along the way they have navigated the ups and downs of being a blended, black, white, and brown family. Donna celebrates each day of blessings and embraces her family’s “interraciality” through poetry, anecdotes, and glimpses into her beautifully chaotic life on her blog at www.ThisNest.com

Life Is Changing. Life Has Changed.

Posted on April 6, 2014 by thisnest

My first day of nursing school outfit is laid out. My dividers are snug in my new binders. My pens and highlighters have been carefully selected and zipped into their designated pockets…And my son has been gone a month now. … Continue reading →

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Pissed Off

Posted on March 3, 2014 by thisnest

  Our children are asleep. All five of them – sleeping under our roof. Together. Here. Tomorrow will be different. Our roof will cover but four of them…and one will be several hundred miles away. Away. Away from me. Away … Continue reading →

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Three Days

Posted on January 21, 2014 by thisnest

I laid in bed with the boys last night. I cuddled them to sleep and, after they had made their departures to dreamland, I tenderly kissed their sleeping faces and hands. After a three day weekend, out of town enjoying … Continue reading →

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Grateful Goodbye to 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by thisnest

2013, As quickly as you came, you leave. You leave. As though, just yesterday, I welcomed you into our lives, full of the hope you promised to bring – today I reflect on those promises fulfilled, so gratefully. I began the … Continue reading →

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Motherhood’s Beautiful Burden

Posted on September 26, 2013 by thisnest

With each new day that arrives – I gain a piece of you, and I lose a piece of you. Bittersweet blessings greet me with the rising sun. You are just vaguely different than you were. I look forward to … Continue reading →

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