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Overcoming Fear
What a week of breakthroughs we've had! It's as if everything started to change for the better. The highlight was our boatride on...

Risel Furtado
May 20, 20222 min read
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Taking Care of Mother
It is a gift from God to have my mother here with me. My entire focus has changed to clear my days in order to have time with her. It's...

Risel Furtado
May 4, 20222 min read
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A Face I Long To See
There was a time in my life when I felt extremely lonely. My favourite cousin had just committed suicide and my family left me in the...

Risel Furtado
Apr 19, 20221 min read
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Wake Up And Go To The Beach
What's your favourite place to be? For me, it is the beach. Since last week I've made another decision to maximize my experience here....

Risel Furtado
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Vulnerability
I was asked to speak about vulnerability in my Let's Talk About series, particularly as it relates to relationships and the lack of it in...

Risel Furtado
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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The Caribbean of Brazil
My very first glimpse of Brazil from the aeroplane was of the eastern coast when we arrived here in December of last year. It is called...

Risel Furtado
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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The Path To Our Successful Marriage
On Saturday Ernest and I shared our experiences in Let's Talk About Marriage. One of the things I've learned in our marriage is to let...

Risel Furtado
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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Love and Marriage
I love hearing stories about how people met and got married. I shared our story with someone and was intrigued when the person told me I...

Risel Furtado
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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Let's Talk About Divorce
This a pretty unusual topic, right? I've had so many opportunities to assist people who were undergoing divorce that I thought I would...

Risel Furtado
Jan 19, 20221 min read
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What's Your Word for 2022?
Ever since December 2012, God has given me a word for the upcoming year. It sets the context for the entire year. Here are some memories:...

Risel Furtado
Dec 30, 20214 min read
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Brazil, the Beach and Bikini
If anyone has a fear or lacks the confidence to step out onto the beach in a bikini, Brazil is the place for you to do so. We've spent a...

Risel Furtado
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal!
Ernest and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! This year we are thankful to God for every situation in our lives and everything He has...

Risel Furtado
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Wishes Fulfilled
Since at least 2019 I've heard Ernest expressing a desire to be in his home country of Brazil for his 60th birthday and to meet his...

Risel Furtado
Dec 21, 20212 min read
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Time To Say Goodbye To Portugal
About a week and a half ago, I was feeling a little uninspired, not ungrateful, just uninspired. I did not know what to do about it, but...

Risel Furtado
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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A Life Changing Moment!
Today we are in beautiful Porto, celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the very first conversation that took place between Ernest and...

Risel Furtado
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Exploring A New Path
Recently I felt as if I needed some inspiration. I reread the book Inspiration, Your Ultimate Calling by Dr. Wayne Dyer and completed it...

Risel Furtado
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Embracing Life Again
Ernest and I sat down for dinner in a restaurant on Friday night. We kept looking at each other and not saying anything. Finally, it hit...

Risel Furtado
Nov 9, 20212 min read
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Pivotal Decision Time!
I have been thinking about the fork in the road moments in my life where I've had to make a pivotal decision. This involves making the...

Risel Furtado
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Who Taught You How To Forgive?
This was the question I asked myself in the summer as I was thinking about forgiving someone. I remembered in moments of anger over...

Risel Furtado
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Lost and Found
It's been over a year since we became digital nomads and we've never lost anything that we owned until now. It's the most bizarre thing...

Risel Furtado
Oct 28, 20212 min read
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