books – Signora Sheila

My Hard Times Cookbooks

An open cookbook rests on a dark counter beside green onions, garlic, herbs, and a rolling pin in a creative kitchens scene.

Before we left for the mission field, we had to downsize our belongings. But I decided to bring along three essential books. A medical book and what I call my hard times cookbooks. These cookbooks, especially during our first few years here, were lifesavers for me! Reading recipes in Italian was beyond me until IContinueContinue reading “My Hard Times Cookbooks”

Raising Readers in a Technological Era

Dreamlike illustration of a girl in a wide sunhat reading by a glowing lantern, with a teddy bear, books, and misty window creating a cozy mood.

From the time our children were babies we read to them a lot, identifying pictures in books. Building their vocabulary, along with their love of books, one word, one page at a time. And it paid off! Our daughter could say many words by 9 months. And by the age of one, she was speakingContinueContinue reading “Raising Readers in a Technological Era”