She was homeless for a year. This Mother's Day, she has a place to call home

A year ago, Johnika Jamison said she "didn't even feel like a mom."

She has three daughters, and last Mother's Day, her youngest was just seven months old. But at the time, Jamison's family of five had been experiencing homelessness for several months, with little hope that things would change.

They were separated for weeks at a time, moved around different hotels, and she and her husband even spent a night in their car with the baby.

I always wanted to be a working mom. After this weekend, I’m not so sure

Jamison, 39, who has a master's degree and was a school counselor for a decade before the family's medical issues led to job loss and homelessness, said she was shocked by how quickly their lives unraveled.