Practically speaking blog by Jill Donovan

I Will Be Happy When…

We live in a world that is constantly telling us, “You will be happy when…”This seemingly innocuous phrase can become a relentless soundtrack to our lives if we are not careful. How often have yo...

God’s Grace Is For Our Reality, Not Our Imagination

An overactive imagination can be both a blessing and a curse.It’s a source of both exhilaration and anxiety. It fills your nights with brilliant ideas and stirs your soul with creativity.Yet, it ...

Mute The Madness

Last night, an unusually loud noise echoed throughout our home, reminiscent of a biblical plague of frogs descending upon us. Unfazed, my family paid no heed to frog-pocalypse, but the ever-incre...

Decision Making In The Absence Of Clear Answer

Have you ever been standing at a crossroads of a significant life decision, and someone tells you to write out a pros and cons list for each scenario? Yet, despite your valiant efforts, and e...

The Hobby That Saved My Life

One of the many gifts Covid brought was the sudden inability to recall my thoughts mid-sentence. How can I be talking about something I found so important one moment, and then within the same minut...

Getting Off The Roller Coaster Of Someone Else’s Emotions

If the saying, “You are only as happy as your least happy child” holds true, then the moment you welcome children or grandchildren into your life, you can say goodbye to peace and happiness as you ...

Stop Calling It Your Baby

Most people assume I have two children.After all, each year, our Christmas photo shows only two girls.However, for the last 11 years, I thought I had three.And no, I’m not talking about my four-leg...

Lighten Your Suitcase. Lighten Your Life.

61.5 pounds.This was the exact weight of my suitcase when I checked in at the airport last night.50 pounds is the airline limit.Which means you either have to pay 100 dollars or take out 11.5 pou...

God Doesn’t Steer Parked Cars

Many of us believe that we require inspiration before embarking on a new endeavor. However, what happens if that elusive emotional inspiration never strikes? What if you’re not caught up in a cap...

Recalibrating Your Expectations

Have you ever experienced the beginning of a new friendship or relationship, where everything just seems to fall into place? There’s a natural harmony that makes you feel like nothing could go wron...