Happy New Year and Favorite Posts

Hello, friends, and happy new year! 2013 brought many wonderful memories and changes, and they are all good. God continues to bless me beyond what I deserve. Thank you for joining me on my blog this past year and may 2014 bring more inspiration and crafty goodness to our lives. It has been my tradition to post my favorite posts at the end of the year. So here goes... 

• I enjoyed Les Miserables so much that I jotted down some thought-provoking themes from the movie.
• My Grandpa's amazing story is not just one of this year's, but my all-time favorite posts.
• The paper crafting community gave out a sweet and humongous farewell to Cath of the MoxieFab World blog fame. 
• This year's devastating typhoon Haiyan that affected my home country, the Philippines, made me reflect on how thankless we, who are rich compared to most of the world, could be sometimes. Please continue to pray for those affected by the typhoon. Though they may not dominate the news anymore, their struggles for survival continues.
• I started something that I've been wanting to do for a while - opening an etsy shop!
• A bittersweet post as we said goodbye to The Craft's Meow and the life lessons learned in trusting in a good God who doesn't disappoint.

I became a DecoArt blogger contributor and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ambassador this year. I continued on with my product design work with Spellbinders, Penny Black and Want2Scrap. It's so fun and count it as a tremendous blessing to work with companies whose products I already love! I also started dabbling with mixed media this year and really enjoy it. No wonder that many of my favorite projects this year fall under this category style:

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Finally, here are some great articles, some of which are helpful as we prepare to face the new year:

• Did you buy your child an Iphone or any mobile device this year? Then, you should read THIS.
• The Most Courageous Resolution for 2014
• How to Read the Whole Bible
• Pray For Your Daughter 31-Day Challenge
• 18 Things I Will Not Regret Doing with My Kids (also, wife and husband) 
• 40 Resolutions to Consider Making
• 4 Godly Disciplines Unique to this Decade
• In light of the previous link, I really like this article on humblebragging.
• When Nothing Created Everything

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