Jillian Benfield is a former television journalist and the author of The Gift of the Unexpected- Discovering Who You were meant to be When Life Goes Off Plan and Overwhelmed & Grateful- The Key to Finding God’s Goodness in all Life’s Ups & Downs. She holds a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Georgia. As a freelance writer, her essays about raising a child with a disability and faith have appeared on sites such as TODAY, Good Morning America, Yahoo! News, and ABC News.