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, September 9, 2007

Squish #103


May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

The Braxton Family
Fuquay Varina, NC

Squish #102


Dear Miss Lia,

A wise Greek man once told your mother and I...
"First worry about your education...then you can worry about the boys!"
Great words to live by!!
Love & hugs from
Your Auntie Tracy
Seattle, WA

Squish #101


All that time you have been thinking of home, and all that time my heart breaking.
- Li Bo, Tang Dynasty

Welcome home little one! Our family sends many prayers for a lifetime of love and happiness.

The Roberts Family
Delmar, MD

Squish #100


Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go.
You have made my life complete, and I love you so.
Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfilled.
For my darling I love you, and I always will.
Love me tender, love me long, take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong, and we'll never part.
Love me tender, love me dear, tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years, til the end of time.
When at last my dreams come true, darling this I know,
Happiness will follow you, everywhere you go!
- Elvis Presley

May you always know how much you are loved.

The Walls Family
Memphis, TN

Squish #99


To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
- Oscar Wilde

Wishing you a lifetime of love.
The Jonas Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #98


What a wonderful life I've had, I only wish I had realized it sooner.
- Colette

Wishing you a wonderful life. Enjoy!
The Jonas Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #97


The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

May your heart help guide your mind through life.

Kelley & Steve Rude
South Lake Tahoe, CA

Squish #96


Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them.
Have great dreams and dare to live them.
Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.
- Norman Vincent Peale

Terri & Maddie Pierce
Monument, CO

Squish #95


Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.

Terri & Maddie Pierce
Monument, CO

Squish #94

I pray that God will fill your heart with dreams.

The Rickle Family
Findlay, OH

Squish #93


I hope that faith will give you courage to dare to do great things.

The Rickle Family
Findlay, OH

Squish #92


May you always find joy in the smallest of wonders. Wishing you a lifetime of Love and Laughter!

The Miracle Family
Harlan, KY

Squish #91


But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 19:14

The Lindsey Family
Fairfield, TX

Squish #90

You are a blessing from above, given to your family to love.
They are a family completed by you. No other child would ever do.
God bless your forever family. Happy & content may you always be.

The Lindsey Family
Fairfield, TX

Squish #89


The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you, and give you peace.
- Numbers 6:24-26

The Braxton Family
Fuquay Varina, NC

Squish #88


All my little plans and schemes, lost like some forgotten dream,
Seems like all I was really doing was waiting for you.
"Real Love" - The Beatles

The Kim-Lin Family
Freehold, NJ

Squish #87


From across the universe your spirit begins its journey of love, searching for its forever family. The beat of your heart will be entwined with theirs long before you are held tight in loving arms. Come, little spirit, begin your journey home to those who love you.
Welcome!

The Radcliff Family
San Diego, CA

Squish #86


Bloom where you're planted.
- Mary Engelbreit

Wishing you a life filled with flowers and opportunities.
The Jonas Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #85

We wish you a life full of:
Sparkling eyes, Beautiful smiles, Sweet giggles, and tons of hugs and kisses!

Lisa & Hannah Goebel
Glen Allen, VA

Squish #84


Do not fear going slowly forward; fear only to stand still.
- Chinese Proverb

May you never fear growth, because it brings new things and knowledge.

Monica Davidson
Shannon Hills, AR

Squish #83


I hope you dance...
- Lee Ann Wommack

The Huff Family
Watkinsville, GA

Squish #82


Nothing real can be threatened
Nothing unreal exists
Herein lies the peace of God
- Course in Miracles

This statement has helped me remember what is really true when trying to make sense of a sometimes crazy world. I wish you peace and tranquility throughout your life.

Cecilia & Philippe Garrec
Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Squish #81


Best wishes for a life filled with love, joy, adventure, laughter and a multitude of blessings!

The Wells Family
Kingwood, TX

Squish #80

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, or even touched. They must be felt within the heart.
- Helen Keller

The Walker Family
Easton, PA

Squish #79


Lord, look down from Heaven above and touch this special child with love.
Protect and guide this little one, til each and every day is done.
Remind us often that it's true:
A miracle you've sent our way! Lord, bless this little child today.
- Author Unknown

Blessing from our family to yours,
The Walker Family
Easton, PA

Squish #78


As you travel across the sky, you leave the hint of your presence behind.
You are the shooting star in the eye of the world.

Sylvie & Michel
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia

Squish #77


Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
- Abraham Lincoln

The Iverson Family
Ripon, WI

Squish #76


For this child I prayed...
1 Samuel 1:27

We wish you all the blessings that God has in store for your child. Our prayers and best wishes are for you and your family.

The Coughlin Family
Clearwater, FL

Squish # 75


Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come.
- Chinese Proverb

Shannon & Jim Butterworth
Maryville, TN

Squish #74


Pledge for an Adopted Child - by Debra Nussbaum Cohen

We did not plant you, True.
But when the season is done, when the alternate prayers
for the sun and rain are counted, when the pain of weeding
and the pride of watching are through, we will hold you high.
A shining leaf, above thousands of seeds grown wild.
Not by our planting, but by heaven.
Our harvest, our own child.

Blessings dear one! You and your family share a bond to ours. May wee meet some day.

Shannon & Jim Butterworth
Maryville, TN

Squish # 73

...my wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this is my wish.
- Rascal Flatts

Gary & Missy Wenzl
Wichita, KS

Squish #72

When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you.
If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do.
Fate is kind, she brings you to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing
like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through,
when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.
- Jiminy Cricket

Gary & Missy Wenzl
Wichita, KS

Squishes #70 & #71

(Chinese symbol for "friendship")

It is fun to have a friend who will play with you.
It is fun to have a friend who can stay with you.
It is fun to have a friend for a whole life through.
But to have a friend, you must be a friend too.

The Wood family hopes to always be your friends. We share in the the excitement of you coming to your forever family. You are special to us.

The Wood Family
Inyokern, CA

Squish #69

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breaths away.

May your life be filled with special moments that take your breath away.

Kristen Stark
Janesville, WI

Squish #68


Dearest Child,
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

May your dreams be beautiful and lead you to a wonderful future.

Kristen Stark
Janesville, WI

Squish #67

A lei never forgotten is the beloved child.
- Hawaiian Proverb

Linda Axtell
Kaneohe, HI

Squish #66


Warm is the home in which a parent lives.
- Hawaiian Proverb

Linda Axtell
Kaneohe, HI

Squish #65


A dream is a wish your heart makes.

The Wescott Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #64

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
- Irish Proverb

Carolyn, Todd & Vivian
Bellevue, WA

Squish #63

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand,
nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship;
it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one
when he discovers that someone else believes in him
and is willing to trust him.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

May you always be surrounded by loving family and friends.

Carolyn, Todd & Vivian
Bellevue, WA

Squish #62

Wishing you a lifetime of joy and love.

The Watkins Family
Aurora, CO

Squish #61


Love and sweet wishes...

Grandma Gerry
Watsonville, CA
Strawberry Capitol of the World