Opening A New Door...

...into the five worlds of my parenting adventures. Odd way to say, "I'm a mom," but it's the only way to summarize my parenting experiences.

I have five children. Three came from my body, two came from my husband. They are Haley, 16, Hannah, 15, Gregory, 7, Nicholas, 6, and Sofia, 4. Each of them is a separate, brightly shining star in my world, and each provides unique challenges to my role as mother and stepmother.

I'll begin each entry titled with just the child's name I want to focus on for that entry. Forgive me now if my words tend to run into babbling, stream-of-consciousness thinking. I do that a lot. And often, where emotions are concerned, it's all I can do.