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Continue reading →: I Have to Do it Again? A Lesson in DiligenceWhen little Lucas first started school, he didn’t seem to think it was a big deal. And he did not understand why his parents and others treated it as though it were. Until that is, his parents woke him up the next morning too. “You mean I have to do…
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Continue reading →: Happy Ferragosto!What better way to wind up the hottest part of summer than with a Ferragosto post, right? Still, I can hear you asking, “Ferragosto? What in the world is that?” Well, it means August vacation. And it’s the official celebration day (on August 15) of the summer vacation from work.…
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Continue reading →: The Much of LittleWe don’t travel by train much anymore, but I remember the long train rides of our early carless years in Italy. When my husband had to ride an old moped 12 miles to work – even in the rain and snow. There are areas of Italy where you can live…
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Continue reading →: Free Bible ImagesHere’s a tip for all you creatives, teachers, and pastors! If you are frustrated by the lack of quality Bible images, check out Free Bible Images.org. They have over 1100 sets of Bible story images and illustrations available for free use! Over 1100 sets of images! They’re all part of…
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Continue reading →: A Divine RomanceChrist said that he was the Alpha and the Omega. The first and last letters of the Greek language, in common use at the time. So he was saying that he was both the beginning and the end. Not only that all things begin and end with him, but that…
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Continue reading →: The Religious Climate in Christ’s TimeThe rabbis of Christ’s day proudly regarded Judea, with its traditional learning and religious academies, as superior to the northern regions of Israel. A sentiment that they expressed with the following saying. “If anyone wants to be rich, let him go north (to Galilee); if he wants to be wise,…
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Continue reading →: Italy’s Mud Volcanoes [Video]We recently visited some of Italy’s mud volcanoes in the Emilia-Romagna region. The Salse of Nirano, a regional nature reserve of international importance. The reserve lies in the picturesque Apennine Mountains between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. But I thought the easiest, and hopefully most interesting, way to explain this area would…
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Continue reading →: When Your Foundation Falls Away“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” That’s kind of what happened to me, only the foundation wasn’t destroyed, it was just gone. I fell down an entire flight of marble steps (10 of them) in May, without remembering how it happened. I guess my mind decided…
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I’m Signora Sheila: American born-Italian at heart, I’m a wife, mom, nonna and follower of Jesus. I am passionate about my faith, my family and my simple dolce vita here in Italy, where I’ve been living for 37+ years.
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