It's not for the faint-hearted, you know, nothing short of bravery in allowing love to take you where most are quick to only see baggage and a demanding list of compromises of all sorts. Kudos to you; especially if you are not bringing with you kids from your own failed attempt at building a family in your past. Step parenthood is a role that brings with it lots of challenges but also holds with it a priceless reward. At a tender age of 23, I became divorced and with a child

"What's so funny?" I heard a soft voice from the back. I wasn't used to people striking conversations with me where I was. See I was standing in a charity store in Basingstoke, a town not even a city, about 50 miles (77km) southwest of London, England. A cab driver had educated me earlier that day, apparently, a place qualifies for 'cityhood' only if it contains a Cathedral. Who knew? Not me! Let alone little old basingstoke, a small and old market town, even in big'ol London