Author: Jillian Benfield

When adding a new baby to the family, parents dream up how our older children will react to seeing their new sibling for the first

Dear Daughter, When we talk about marriage, we use phrases like, “happily ever after,” but life isn’t always happy. There are plenty of times characterized

The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families do for a new arrival.

This is part 6 of our high-risk pregnancy journey about finding beauty in pain and my experience living at the Ronald McDonald House. Our unborn

This is part 4 of our high-risk pregnancy journey about finding perspective in grief or hard times by keeping your eyes open. Our unborn son

When dreams don’t come true: This is part 4 of our high-risk pregnancy journey. Read parts 1, 2 and 3. Growing up in America, we’re

It was the 18th week of our pregnancy and it was the big day—the anatomy scan. We already had four, one-hour long ultrasounds to look

  Dear Charlene, I knew we had to say goodbye soon, I just didn’t think it would be today. I thought the farewell would have

This post is part two to about my high risk 4th pregnancy and is about waiting for amniocentesis results. Read part one here. Read about

This post is part one to about our rainbow baby high risk pregnancy (4th pregnancy)- read part 2 here. Read part one here. Read about