Christina Benjamin

Happy 14th Birthday to the boy who made my world more beautiful simply by being in it.

Thank you for teaching me life is not measured in quantity, but in quality. In the depth of love shared, in the moments that change us, in the fingerprints left upon a heart.

Though our time together was far too short, what a gift it was to be your mother. I would choose every second of loving you again and again, no matter how brief, because knowing you changed me forever.

You taught me that life is happening now — in quiet moments, in laughter, in sunrises, in hugs held a little longer. Because of you, I try to live more fully. To say “I love you” more often. To notice beauty where it quietly waits to be found. To hold on tightly to wonder, even while sitting with loss.

You taught me the importance of the people who walk beside us — the ones who become family, who lift us up when we forget how to stand, who love us through the impossible. I carry deep gratitude for every soul you've touched and how much they’ve carried me.

Today, on your birthday, I celebrate you with love, gratitude, and a heart that misses you every single day.

Your love still guides me, and I hope you still feel mine — because loving you, has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

I love you always and forever. Happy Birthday, my angel.

Always in New Orleans in my heart, at this table, ugly crying over this love story.

Just one more chapter.

In one of my favorite places with some of my favorite people & pups. Doesn’t get any better 🏝️💞

Obsessing over this series 📚