Sweeping away the cobwebs

Hello, hello, hello! How was your New Year's Eve celebration?

Mine? Well, super multitasking, as ever! While doing a dish, I do browse through the net for some recipes to try next 😊 Of course, I manage to squeeze in crocheting some cute flowers for a project I'm still working on until this time. Whew!

While searching the web for other doable projects, I saw these images of crocheted cobwebs by Ria Kock from google.

Crocheting a cobweb Frostflowers and a cobweb

Perfect! These images reminded me of some dust and real cobwebs from ~~the whole house~~ some corners of our bedroom and closet that I was able to brush and sweep away this holiday break. A major achievement eh!?? You may say so! Haha!

Well, as I did just that, these verses came to mind:

"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended;

but one thing I do,

forgetting those things which are behind

and reaching forward to those things which are ahead..."

Philippians 3:12-14

Now, isn't that a nice inspiration as we make a fresh start this year? So here's wishing you all a new and spiritually refreshing year. Happy 2014 to all!

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