Signora Sheila

Where faith meets la dolce vita

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  • A row of empty black metal park benches lines a paved walkway beside vivid pink flower beds and clipped greenery, creating a calm urban scene.

    The New Normal? It’s Not God’s Way!

    Things have been and still are very hard here in Italy during this pandemic. The oppressive and draconian restrictions of social distancing, masks and gloves, have undermined personal freedom and liberty. And caused business closures and job losses. Italy’s restrictions have been extremely restrictive. And all this makes life sad and depressing. Rules and heaviness…

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  • Weathered wooden cross silhouetted against glowing sunset clouds in a quiet rural field, evoking a serene, reflective, spiritual mood.

    An Italian Easter Song

    Buona Pasqua (Happy Easter) from Italy!! This Easter is, undoubtedly, the strangest that most of us have ever celebrated. And in the midst of this pandemic storm, many of us feel sad, alone, and closed in. But to help ease that, I’ve got a little gift for you from our church. An Easter song (in…

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  • The Healthy Mediterranean Diet

    Since moving to Italy, Hubby and I have been following the Mediterranean diet because it’s healthy and soooo delicious. You might want to give it a try too. Especially since many of us don’t get enough exercise, and real food is being replaced more and more by processed foods. Why not give this healthy diet…

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  • A young man reclines beside a large window, gazing over a sprawling city skyline under a cloudy sky, creating a calm, reflective mood.

    Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings

    Italy’s streets and piazzas are usually full of people, even in the evening. But with the lockdown all that has changed. An eerie silence has settled over the strangely unpeopled streets and towns. Except for the car that goes through town every day with a loudspeaker broadcasting the order to stay indoors. That’s the final…

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  • The Benefits of Italian Slow Living

    Our years here in Italy have taught us that a slower pace helps us to enjoy life more and spend more time with the people and things we love. Whenever I talk about this, I meet others who would like to escape the stresses of life in the fast lane. They long for a more…

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  • Two surgeons in masks, patterned caps, and blue gowns focus intently during an operation in a hospital operating room beneath bright surgical lights.

    The Right Remedy

    Tomorrow is the big day. I go in for cataract surgery, which I’m not especially looking forward to. Regaining sight in that eye, sure I look forward to that. But the rest? I’m not especially keen on shots and incisions in my eyeball! The right remedy. Yet, I know it’s the right remedy. I could…

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I’m Signora Sheila.
And I am passionate about blending faith with simple, intentional living in our daily lives.

Here on my bilingual blog, I share snippets of my faith journey, my dolce vita in Italy, and my passion for simple, slow living. Join me in slowing down, living with purpose, and rediscovering what really matters in life — right here “Where faith meets la dolce vita!”

Mario and Sheila pose near a white-railed seaside overlook, with ocean, lush greenery, and coastal homes behind them in soft evening light.

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