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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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Squish #60


I am so very special, I have been from the start.
Before they held me in their arms, my family held me in their hearts.
And like a single drop of rain, that on still waters fall,
My life and love will ripples make and touch the lives of all.
So read this precious story as step by step I grow,
I am a blessing and a gift as each page here will show.

Cheryl Jones
Stockbridge, GA

Squish #59


We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who made their journey home across time and miles growing within the hearts of those who want to love them are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's own hands.

The Powell Family
Benton, AR

Squish #58


A heart is not measured by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.
- The Wizard of Oz

The Powell Family
Benton, AR

Squish #57


If you follow the principle "God is first, others are second, and I am third" you life will be richer and filled with purpose.

Jeff & Stacey Cummings
Chesnee, SC

Squish #56

100+

100+ Pieces sent for your quilt...
100+ Days your Mommy waited for you...
100+ People wait for the day you are placed in their arms...
100+ Good wishes coming to you and your new forever family!

The Mauermann Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #55


A red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.
- Chinese Proverb

The Mauermann Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #54

It was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
- Judy Garland

With love from your mama :)

Squish #53


We wish for you a lifetime of loyal & loving friends.

The Press Family
Northridge, CA

Squish #52


A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the nicest things you can be.
- Douglas Pagels

We wish for you to have many loyal friends.

Sue & Arlie Williams
Cedar Park, TX

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Squish #51


Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perserveres. Love never fails...and now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.
- 1 Cor. 13:4-8, 13

The Perry Family
Dallas, GA

Squish #50


Irish Prayer

May God give you...
for every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile,
for every care a promise, and a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share,
for every sigh a sweet song, and an answer for each prayer.

The Perry Family
Dallas, GA

Squish #49


May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
- An Irish Blessing

John & Tricia Flanagan
Jacksonville, FL

Squish #48


I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- Jeremiah 29:11

Sweet Baby, your hope is waiting with open arms and everlasting love, and your future is as bright as the sun.

The Tidwell Family
Jacksonville FL

Squish #47


The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
- Chinese Proverb

Welcome treasured child!
The Wise Family
Lancaster, PA

Squish #46


Babies are a gift from above, to hold, to cherish and to love;
My angels keep watch as you grow and play, to guide and protect you for all of your days.
- author unknown

God's blessings for your journey!
Bonnie Behling
Citrus Heights, CA

Squish #45


An invisible red thread connects a newborn child's spirit to all the people who will be important in the child's life. As a child grows, the thread shortens, drawing closer those people who are destined to be together.

Blessings from
The Pecoraro Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #44

ADOPTION CREED:
Not flesh of my flesh nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously MY OWN.
Never forget for a single minute you didn't grow under my heart, but IN IT.

The Morin Ohana Family
Honolulu, HI

Squish #43


There are two ways of spreading light;
To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- Edith Wharton

Wishing you a life filled with light & sunshine!

The Jonas Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish # 42


I will bring your children from the East...
Isaiah 43:5

Robert & Heather Clements
Kansas City, KS