(WHAS11) - Twenty years of addiction took her kids away from her.

And after years of trying to get clean on her own Sharhonda Turner finally surrendered- getting help at the Healing Place for Women. Turner has now been sober for seven months.

And today Turner spent mother’s day with her kids for the very first time.

Sharhonda Turner is the mother of five and she’s also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic.

Turner said, “The feeling I don’t know how to explain the feeling because I never been with my kids on mother's day.”

Now sober for seven months, this mother's day will be the first she’s been clean and the first she’ll spend with her children.

Sharhonda Turner said, “One of my sons told me - don’t nothing happen in God’s world by mistake.”

Her five kids were all taken away. Sharhonda spent twenty years addicted to crack and alcohol in and out of rehab and jail.

But in October, Sharhonda entered the Healing Place For Women for the last time.

Sharhonda turner said, “I still have a lot more growing to do a lot more finding out about who my children really are like they have to find out who I am.”

Thriving and determined to stay clean - Sharhonda is now a mentor for other mothers at the healing place.

Her story is one of inspiration.

Sharhonda Turner said, "I just know I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to finally see what it feels like to be a mother."

For Sharhonda and her kids today is not only a celebration of motherhood- but of sobriety.

Her children excited to start a new mother’s day tradition today.

Sharhonda Turner said, “I think the most exciting part is watching the smiles and warmth that they feeling for being in my presence.”

Sharhonda tells me that she doesn’t plan on leaving the healing place anytime soon- in fact the Healing Place for Women and Children is building a new facility- they break ground this Thursday- and Sharhonda hopes to work in the detox center there.