100 Good Wishes - One Squish at a Time!

To welcome and celebrate a new life, there is a tradition in the northern part of China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or 100 Good Wishes Quilt. It is a custom to invite friends and family to contribute a patch of cloth with a wish for the baby. Part of the patch of cloth goes into the quilt for the baby, and the other part of the cloth can go into a creative memory notebook with the wish for the child. The quilt contains the luck, energy, and good wishes from all the families and friends who contribute a piece of fabric.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Squish #28

Because of you hope fills our days,
we close our eyes, we see your face.
Our lives were joined, became entwined,
though far apart, yet side by side.
Destined to meet, destined to share,
our lives and love no matter where.
We love you now, we'll love you then,
we'll wipe your tears always again.
The home you've known will always be,
part of your life you'll never leave.
The home that waits and longs for you,
becomes a part of your life too.
So close your eyes and dream sweet dreams,
the world can wait until we meet.
And when you wake although you've slept,
a whole new world you've never left.

May you always love and appreciate the Land where you came from and the home you have now.

Kelley & Dwaine Gelnar
Columbia, MO

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