Author: Jillian Benfield

What to say to the grieving I want you to know I am here for all of it. When you need someone to hear your

Resilience training. It’s a class my daughter frequents because she has a sibling with special needs. She was so excited to start dance and couldn’t

I am their comforter. Something happens when my babies turn two. For two years, my babes have eyes for me but around their second birthdays,

I hope we never forget. Today we packed up six years of baby items to take to Goodwill. The thought that came to mind as

To My Son’s Fetal Surgery Team, I was terrified the day you called me with the care plan for our baby. After days of testing,

Dear Husband, let’s not forget the love of right now. As we let our boys splash around in the bathtub, we chatted in our usual

Today, I’m wrecked. I know I don’t look wrecked- in fact, this is the most put together I ever look. I do this thing when

The mental load of a special needs parent is never-ending.  I have three small children. On one of the last days of winter break, I

This is my son- he turned 4 yesterday. Four years ago, on the last day of the year, I felt God winking at us. For

The moment I realized my high-risk pregnancies gave me PTSD, came minutes after my husband and I made the choice to stop having children. I