Happy New Year 2025


I’m thankful for EVERYTHING to the God of my Salvation for His Mercies are new every morning ! I’m thankful for my husband and our love for each other, I’m thankful for my children, the precious gifts in form of people that God has given me, I’m thankful for my morning walks and for the nature pictures I’m able to take, I’m thankful for my friends throughout the year I had many friends visiting me I’m so thankful for each one of them, I’m thankful for the beautiful places we could visit and travel to, going tru my pictures I could see how blessed I was and I shared so many here with you, I’m thankful for my church and the pastor that came to our house and blessed it with a beautiful blessing from the Bible and an unforgettable prayer, I’m thankful for bluebells and daffodils!!!   I’m thankful for I’m alive ! 
To God be the Glory 


Killarney on Ice 29th December 2024 

Albufeira, Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น 

Logan and Larissa’s Baptism,
 missionary school Iceves- Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 


My walk with snow in November 

My favorite walk 

Pastor Ben blessing our home 

My new Brazilian friend that I met at Mr. Price in 2024 ! 
Mauren and Teagan 

My students from Summer Esol English Classes 

My dear friend Sorcha that celebrated her birthday with us 

My friends Ivvy and Liz that came to visit and we went to Ballybunion Beach were Ivvy went for a swim inside the ocean 



My dear friends from Ukraine celebrating their sons birthday ๐Ÿ’—

My Irish friends from work ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ’—


Simi’s Baptism my dear friend 

Paulo & Valรฉria Sitta from Fingerprint Ministry 
Blessed Friends ๐Ÿ’—



Lance is my boy from the wild ! He loves nature too


Bluebells in Spring Time 


Killarney with our friends Jodhana and Pedro 

Glantenassig, my favorite place on earth ๐Ÿ’—

Women’s Ministry Program March 2024- Tralee Sda Church 


Daffodils in Spring Time 



Lily loves Logan and I love you two ๐Ÿ’—


Curitibanos, SC - Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท January 2024
With my dad, sisters and brother 

I love you dad ๐Ÿ’—

This was December 31st 2023 we got to visit my niece in Cornwall, UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง my mom was visiting us here in Ireland 

 


Home in November 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland 


Albufeira, Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น 


Praia da Rocha- Portimรฃo- Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น 


Children are growing thank you God for given me a family 

WhatsApp call with my Larissa! I miss her very very much 

I love sunrises and sunsets ! Surely only the Hand of God can do such marvelous works. 



“Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.”

(1 Samuel 7:12)


So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12.

Another year of life is now in the past. A new year is opening before us. What will be its record? What will we each inscribe upon its spotless pages? The manner in which we spend each passing day will decide this question....

Let us enter upon the new year with our hearts cleansed from the defilement of selfishness and pride. Let us put away every sinful indulgence, and seek to become faithful, diligent learners in the school of Christ. A new year opens its unsullied pages before us. What shall we write upon them? ...

Seek to begin this year with right purposes and pure motives, as beings who are accountable to God. Ever bear in mind that your acts are daily passing into history by the pen of the recording angel. You must meet them again when the Judgment shall sit and the books shall be opened....

If we connect with God, the source of peace, and light, and truth, His Spirit will flow through us as a channel, to refresh and bless all around us. This may be the last year of life to us. Shall we not enter upon it with thoughtful consideration? Shall not sincerity, respect, benevolence, mark our deportment toward all?

Let us withhold nothing from Him who gave His precious life for us.... Let us all consecrate to God the property He has entrusted to us. Above all, let us give Him ourselves, a freewill offering.

May the beginning of this year be a time that shall never be forgotten—a time when Christ shall come in among us, and say, “Peace be unto you.” John 20:19. Brethren and sisters, I wish you, one and all, a happy new year.

“We live in deeds, not years;
In thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart-throbs.
He most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” 

This text is from the devotional bookOur High Calling by Ellen G. White.

Until then 

With love 

Luciana Riges 

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