Practically speaking blog by Jill Donovan

Honey, I Lost The Instructions

One of my favorite things about being a patient in a hospital (and there are very few) is that after you give birth, they will provide you with a ride in a wheelchair straight to the door of your c...

Survivor: Your Own Reality Series

When I think of the term ‘Survivor,’ my mind paints several vivid pictures. I think of the people who have waged fierce battles against devastating illnesses like cancer, emerging victorious. I c...

The Etch-A-Sketch Method For Moving On

Have you ever left a conversation with someone only to find yourself asking, “Why on earth did I say that?” Or perhaps you were in a situation where you had to console someone, and despite your b...

Finding Favor Without Striving

Imagine this:You are seated comfortably on an extraordinary train.In a compartment uniquely yours.You are headed towards a thoughtfully prepared destination.Also created just for you. Now picture y...

Turn Off The Comments

Last week I made a video of my dog, Tucker, trying to get my attention by pushing a ball into the pool. I wound up posting it on social media just for fun, thinking nothing more than sharing a pi...

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...