Author: Jillian Benfield

Dear Daughter on Your Last Day of Preschool, Violet, most parents would say they can’t believe this day has come. I didn’t think I’d be

The weather is getting warmer, which means I’m craving simple meals packed with fresh flavors. I was looking for a meal that required little effort

My life is harder than my husband’s. There I said it. Sure he works, has to deal with superiors and subordinates and the delicate nuances

The following blog post is sponsored by Similac. I use Similac formula for my baby and all opinions are entirely my own. Our third child made

I had big plans today. Work goals to meet and exercises to do. But then I got the weekly call from school about you being

Greetings From the Trenches, After a hellacious morning, my three children are inside and I’m hiding outside. As the doctor lectured me about starting a

  I met Jamie Sumner in a writing group. Jamie and I have at least a few things in common: we are writers, we have

This picture doesn’t tell the whole story of the day. The day started with this message from my son’s teacher: Missed you at the award

I set my alarm early Friday morning. I needed to get some work in before prepping for my daughter’s birthday party. But as I rubbed

My daughter turned five years old last week. Five. I’ve been a mother for five years now. This certainly does not make me a seasoned