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Continue reading →: Through Her Toothless Grin {And Speaking Italian}An elderly neighbor stopped my husband on the street one day. “I need to talk to you,” she said softly, through her toothless grin. “I want to apologize,” she added hanging her head. “For not showing you proper respect. But I didn’t know you were a professor! I’m so sorry!” “Don’t worry about…
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Continue reading →: Taxes, Birthdays, and a Creationist ConferenceWe got to celebrate a good friend’s 60th birthday, which is starting to seem like a pretty young age. We enjoyed great fellowship and too much good food, as is usual in Italy! The restaurant, in the town of Casoli, was filled with bits of history, and that made me…
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Continue reading →: Consider the Insects: A Lesson in ConsistencySometimes I feel like the world’s worst procrastinator. Instead of getting things done, I jump from one task to another. Schedules disappear, taking my peace of mind with them. The “shoulds” nag at the back of my mind and my to-do list grows longer and longer. Not my husband. He…
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Continue reading →: Italy’s Wild AbruzzoWe are located in the little known region of Abruzzo, which was once a single region with Molise. Abruzzo is located east of Lazio and Rome, bordered by Molise to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east, and the Marche region to the north. It is a mountainous region,…
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Continue reading →: August: a Month of Birthdays and WeddingsAugust was a busy month for us between getting our guest house ready for numerous guests, and two weddings. Then I got the flu, which knocked me out. So with all of that, I fell behind on my Bible school classes and had to catch up. Weddings If you’ve never…
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Continue reading →: Jews and Gentiles in the Time of ChristWhen Christ came on the scene, it was in a time of hatred, faction, and division. Judaism was divided into three factions: the middle-class Pharisees, the rich aristocratic Sadducees, and the Essenes, who had taken vows of poverty. All three of these groups disliked each other and looked down on…
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Continue reading →: Slow Living in Christ?Our busy and hurried world lives in the fast lane. Constant activity is equated with achievement, and being overwhelmed is almost a virtue. But how true are these assumptions? Our growing lists of contacts, profiles, followers, and things to do can give us a sense of accomplishment, importance, or success.…
Signora Sheila
Notes on Life, Faith & Italy
Welcome!
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.
Signora Sheila 