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, November 4, 2007

Squish #130

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All children come from God. Some just take a little longer than others to come home.
- Anonymous

Debbie Sauer
Middleburg, PA

Squish #129

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May you always have: Walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire.
- A Irish Blessing

The Howard Family
Augusta, GA

Squish # 128

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A Truth (not a Wish):
You can do ANYTHING!
You can be ANYONE or ANYTHING!

"Listen to the MUSTN'Ts, child. Listen to the DON'Ts.
Listen to the SHOULDN'Ts, the IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'Ts.
Listen to the NEVER HAVEs, then listen close to me...
ANYTHING can happen child, ANYTHING can be."
- Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends, 1974)

The Bombria Family
Falcon, CO

Squish #127

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A Truth (not a Wish):
You are PERFECT just as you are - right now!

"Light of the World"
- Jami Lula (Something's Calling Me, 2002)

You're not bad, You're not selfish, You're not ugly, You're not broken, damaged or dysfunctional. You're not the things You tell yourself you are. Not the opinions of others, or old scars. You are the light of the world...

You're not stupid, Lazy, You're not fat or too thin, You're not a big mouth, a cry baby. You're not a bully, or original sin. You're not the things You tell yourself you are. Not the opinions of others, or old scars. You are the light of the world.

The Bombria Family
Falcon, CO

Squish #126

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For 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

The Yarger Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #125

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A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
- Chinese Proverb

The Yarger Family
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #124

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All the best to you, beautiful child!

The Talley Girls - Cornelia, Erin, SiQi, and Ling
Bainbridge Island, WA

Squish #123

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Always shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss you will still land among the stars.

The Rasmusons
South Jordan, UT

Squish #122

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Life is...what we MAKE IT!

Our wish for you is that you will make the most of your life, and be the best that you can be. It is a wonderful life!

Wishing you the best,

The Rasmusons
South Jordan, UT

Squish #121

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My wish for you:
A big imagination along with a clear eye and strong hand to make your dreams come true.

Lael Walters
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #120

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My wish for you:
That your life is a graceful, beautiful dance of joy.

Lael Walters
Colorado Springs, CO

Squish #119

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It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.
- Jean Nidetch

When you are faced with a choice, our wish for you is that you always choose the one that means the most to you.

Kim & Kaitlyn Wright
Birdseye, IN

Squish #118

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

Our wish for you is that you find beauty in everything in your life.

Kim & Kaitlyn Wright
Birdseye, IN

Squish #117

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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 Blessing

Kim & Kailyn Wright
Birdseye, IN

Squish #116

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So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever in Neverland!
- Peter Pan

Our wish for you is that you find happiness in life.

Kim and Kailyn Wright
Birdseye, IN

Squish #114 & 115

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When you wish upon a star, always remember who you are,
for you are the wish that made your family's dreams come true.

We wish for you to have all the blue skies your heart desires.

The Ferren Family
Overland Park, KS

Squish #113

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Quilts are like friends - a great source of comfort.

Our wish is that you will have many friends!

The Leavell Family
Parker, CO

Squish #112

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Memories are stitched with love!

Our wish is that you will have many happy memories.

The Leavell Family
Parker, CO

Squish #111

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It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.
- e.e. cummings

I wish for you a life of adventure, courage, beauty and magic. May you always exceed your expectations.

The Peters-Rybczyk Family
Bellingham, WA

Squish #110

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There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.
- Elizabeth Lawrence

May your heart's garden bloom with hundreds of flowers and may your life be filled with joy, magic, and adventure.

The Peters-Rybczyk Family
Bellingham, WA

Squish #109

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With a butterfly kiss, and a ladybug hug,
Sleep tight little one, like a bug in a rug.

May you always have sweet dreams,

The Walls Family
Memphis, TN

Squish #108

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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.
- Antoine Saint Exupery

Wishing you joy and a life full of love!

The Blankenship-Brown Family
West Columbia, SC

Squish #107

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May the blessing of light be on you, light without & light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you & warm your heart
until it glows like a great peat fire,
so that a stranger may come and warm himself at it
and also a friend.

The Blankenship-Brown Family
West Columbia, SC

Squishes #105 & 106

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...Wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
"What would I do?" I said to Pooh,
"If it wasn't for you, "
and Pooh said: "True,
it isn't much fun for one, but two,
can stick together, " says Pooh, says he.
"That's how it is, " says Pooh.

Linda Webster
Philadelphia, PA

Squish #104

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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh

May you often be found with a smile on your face!

The Zanck-Tomcavage Family
Philadelphia, PA