Practically speaking blog by Jill Donovan

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...

You Are HIS Person

You know those people that talk about their dogs like they are humans with real emotions?Well, I was NOT one of them.For 45 years, I was utterly perplexed by their fervent attachment to a non-human...

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...

Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover

Have you ever met someone new and within seconds of introduction, asked them the question, “What do you do for a living?” It’s a common query that is often seen as a way to gauge a person’s i...

This ONE Thing

It is said that we are either currently facing a challenge, just recovering from one, or about to enter into a new struggle. I have never appreciated this thought. It’s rather disheartening in so...

Who Is Your Assignment?

We are typically, by nature, creatures of habit. We drive the same roads to work each day. We walk, bike, or run down the same streets or paths. We grocery shop at the same grocery store and often ...

Real Is Rare

There is something truly refreshing and rare about being real.   The overwhelming inauthenticity of social media tends to perpetuate the lie that we cannot show anything less than perfection. It do...

Put The Time In On The Driveway

I was at a high school basketball game two years ago, and we were up against a really tough team. My friend, Jolie, was sitting next to me, and said, “I always tell my kids that they MUST put the t...

The Ten Minute Rule

Do you ever feel like there are two versions of yourself?The one who gets out of bed in the morning and the one who goes to sleep at night? I refer to my two versions as Morning Jill and Evening...