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Continue reading →: Why Am I Here?That’s a question I often ask myself. Not ‘Why am I here on this earth?” No, that question was answered years ago, many years ago at this point, when Christ entered my heart. I was created because He wanted me to be. Just as He wanted you and every piece…
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Continue reading →: The God of Reckless AbandonThey said we were crazy — and we probably were. But we’ve got a story to tell. It was May 1989, 37 years ago, when we embarked on this crazy adventure, a craziness that has only intensified over the years. ‘It’ll never work,’ they told us. ‘Don’t do it! It’s…
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Continue reading →: Springing Forward, Bouncing Back, and an Amazing GiftWe’ll have the spring time change on the last weekend of March, even though they keep talking about doing away with it. I’m not sure why they persist with it or why they call it ‘springing forward’. Losing an hour’s sleep never makes me feel springy or bouncy. My internal…
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Continue reading →: Never an OrphanGrowing up, I believed myself to be an orphan—unwanted and abandoned by my “real family.” I imagine many kids have such thoughts, possibly influenced by books or movies. But in my case they came from my own family and friends. “Is Sheila adopted?” family friends would ask. “She doesn’t look…
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Continue reading →: I’m Back (Again), And With the Light I Can See!I’ve been absent from this blog again, which seems to happen far too frequently. But I’m back, and with immense thankfulness for all the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness. I was hospitalized for another surgery on October 23. (I had barely recovered from my prolapse surgery done on July 22.) This…
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Continue reading →: Highways in Bible TimesIn Israel, carriage roads existed even before their kings reigned. One of which was the King’s Highway, a toll road for public use (see Numbers 20:17). Jewish law regulated roads and their upkeep, particularly those which led into the cities of refuge. One book of law, the Hebrew Talmud, required…
Benvenuto,
I’m Signora Sheila!
Welcome to my blog and my corner of Italy, dedicated to all things slow, real, and lasting. Here, I invite you to join me in slowing down, living with purpose, and rediscovering the things that really matter.
That’s why there’s no AI here. Everything is either handwritten or manually curated. In other words, any gibberish or word salads on this blog are entirely my own creation!🤣So enjoy this real, authentic human experience.
Let’s be amici!
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