Author: Jillian Benfield

Today I was purposefully late to preschool drop-off. The weather is nasty here. It’s cold and rainy; the kind of weather you only enjoy when

An indulgent mac and cheese complete with five kinds of cheese and topped with crispy prosciutto, a perfect side dish for special occasions. I’m throwing

It was a normal evening. We’ve decided since becoming a family of five, that after the kids go to bed, we give ourselves 30 minutes

I took this picture after a long doctor appointment for my four-month-old son last week. The office was running behind, I had my four-year-old with

We’ve been through a lot of big life things in the last year. They are the kind of hardships we will look back on, look

It was supposed to be my husband’s and mine’s “No TV Tuesday”—a day we set aside to connect in the midst of this chaotic phase

This article is about the family behind that viral inclusion case -the mom has been taking on her Arizona school district for two years. I remember

Dear Me, You’re about to receive the news that deep down you thought was coming. Ever since the ultrasound which revealed soft markers for Down

A few weeks back I had all I could take of our current parenting situation. Our then two-month old son, Preston, who has multiple medical

We were back at the pediatrician’s office for the second time in a week and for the fourth time in the past month. Every visit