Made By God

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He’s a handful, no doubt, but in this particular moment he was a lap and armful – cuddled up with me in a rare moment of ceased activity. I gently ran my fingers through his soft, dark-brown curls while kissing and smelling, yes smelling (you mamas out there know what I’m talking about), the top of his four-year-old head.

I began to tell him just how perfect his little head was – asking him where he got that beautiful head…

“God made it” he explained, and then matter-of-factly followed up his explanation…

“It’s what He finished me with!”

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
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