I haven't posted all of my squishes in a while. I am up to 98 squishes! It is actually my goal to get to 200 so I can make two quilts for Jade-one as a keepsake and one to use and snuggle with. I found someone to make the quilts! Our school nurse, Kathy, is an avid quilter and she told me she would be happy to do it! I am so thrilled!
Square 64- From the Gower Family in St. Cloud, Florida
We wish you a lifetime filled with happiness and joy.
May all your wishes and dreams come true.
Squares 65 & 66- from the Iverson Family in Ripon, Wisconsin
“A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.”
~Chinese proverb
“To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…They are gravity, generosity of the soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”
~Confucius
Square 67- From the Norwood Family in Tucker, Georgia
Hope- that our family will soon be together as we long for the days with our child in our arms
Faith- that our family will be enlightened to cherish the moments safe from harm
Joy- that enters our life when we realize our dreams have finally come true
Love- unconditional- a new child arrives- Welcome home, baby! We love you!
Trust- in this wish- it will all come true!
Square 68- From the Speckman Family in Traverse City, Michigan
May you be wrapped in the warm blanket of the love of your family.
Hope and faith carried them into your heart.
May you always know the joy and happiness of friends wherever you go.
Square 69- From the Foley Family in Bellevue, Washington
“The path from dreams to success does exist.
May you have the vision to find it,
The courage to get on to it,
And the perseverance to follow it.
Wishing you a great journey.”
~US astronaut Kalpana Chawkla
(1st Indian born woman astronaut)
Square 70- From the Devall Family in Kutztown, Pennsylvania
The Lyrics to “Blessed” by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
We wish you all the blessings and best that life can bring you and your forever family.
Always remember how blessed you are and what a blessing you are to those who love you!
May love, luck and success by yours through all your days!
Square 71- From Deborah Cohen in Naracoorte, South Australia
Forever we will be family
Tied together by a knot
That cannot be now broken
Discarded or forgot
Forever we will build on
A foundation of solid trust
Being there for each other
When all else goes down bust
Adoption, birth, or marriage
All members just the same
Based not in the joining
But being part in the game
The game of life in family
From the day we are brought
Together as this family
Let us delight- we were sought.
Square 72- From LiMin in Naracoorte, South Australia
This is a nice way to give good wishes to someone- a general blessing.
Square 73- From Kammy Krisell in Sherwood, Arkansas
Teach by example.
Love deeply.
Live simply.
Think quickly.
Work diligently.
Fight fairly.
Give generously.
Laugh loudly.
Savor every day.
Square 74- From the Cercopely Family in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
A contented heart…
Joy in everything you do-
May these gifts be yours.
Square 75- From the Lowe Family in Bradenton, Florida
May your walls know joy;
May every room hold laughter
And every window open to great possibility.
~Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey
Square 76- From the Shpiruk Family in Stuart, Florida
“The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.”
~Helen Keller
Square 77- From the Waterman Family in Collinsville, Illinois
Our wish for you is a life filled with love, happiness, and joy!
Square 78- From the McNally Family in Tallahassee, Florida
“A child’s life is a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
~Chinese proverb
Our wish for you is to grow up healthy and strong with loving friends and family.
May there always be love, happiness, and prosperity in your life.
Square 79- From the Christensen Family in Arlington, Virginia
Don't wait for time. Make it. Don't wait for love. Feel it. Don't wait for money. Earn it. Don't wait for the path. Find it. Don't wait for opportunity. Create it. Don't go for less. Get the best. Don't compare. Be unique. Don't fight your misfortune. Transform it. Don't avoid failure. Use it. Don't dwell on mistake. Learn from it. Don't back down. Go around. Don't close your eyes. Open your mind. Don't run for life. Embrace it. - Bigvai Volcy
We wish you a lifetime of happiness, good health, love, and prosperity.
Square 80-From the Jones Family in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Before you were conceived, I wanted you.
Before you were born, I loved you.
Before you were here an hour,
I would give my life for you.
This is the miracle of life.
~Maureen Hawkins
Square 81- From the Fraley Family in Cheyenne, Wyoming
“The best and most beautiful things in the world
Cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt within the heart.”
~Helen Keller
Square 82- From the Godin Family in Salem, Wisconsin
“If ever there is a tomorrow when we’re not together, there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart, I’ll always be with you.”
~Winnie the Pooh
Square 83- From the Shelton Family in Albuquerque, New Mexico
“A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
~Chinese proverb
Square 84- From the Waterman Family in Collinsville, Illinois
Our wish for you is a life filled with love, happiness, and joy!
Square 85- From the Crisman Family in Amherst, New Hampshire
Dance like nobody's watching
Love like you've never been hurt
Sing like nobody's listening
Live like it's Heaven on earth.
Square 86- From Our Neighbors, Bob & Debbie
Where did you come from baby dear?Out of the everywhere, into the here.Where did you get your eyes so blue?Out of the sky when I came through.
What makes your forehead so smooth and high?A soft hand stroked it as I went by.What makes your cheek like a warm, white rose?Something better than anyone knows.
Where did you get that pearly ear?God spoke, and it came out to hear.How did they all just come to be you?God thought about me and so I grew.
But how did you come to us Baby Dear?God thought of you, and so I am here.
~George MacDonald
Square 87- From Mommy
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He maketh me lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
Psalm 23
To my darling Jade-
Always count your blessings!
I love you.
Square 88- From the Maxwell Family in Millsap, Texas
Hope, like gleaming taper’s light
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.
~Oliver Goldsmith
Square 89- From the Obholz Family in Aliso Viejo, California
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never elave you ro forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Squares 90 & 91- From the Rentmeester Family in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.
~Mother Teresa
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Square 92- From the Vandra Family in Grass Valley, California
“A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
~Chinese proverb
May your life be on the best sellers list!
Square 93- From The Charles Family in Rochester, New York
Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.
~Jeffrey Glassberg
May you spread your wings and fly, little butterfly, and bring sunshine to all who know you!
Square 94- From the Willcock Family in Queensland, Australia
This contains a lovely poem called “Sweet Little Bunny” by Glenda Allen.
Square 95- from the Sinopoli-Hagiwara Family in Sunbury, Australia
Once as a child many years ago...on a balmy summer's eve.I sat in the yard at my Mother's side...and a butterfly lit at my sleeve. "It's a sign of good luck", my Mother said.As the butterfly stayed at my arm..."It's a symbol of all the beauty in life.Make sure you do it no harm."
First butterflies are eggs and after they hatch...they see that their life's just beginning.They're content with their lot in life,so, they go out on a limb and start spinning. They stay out awhile in a magic cocoon....then emerge like flowers in spring.Then they share the story of their victory and success...through each of the colors of their wings. The gold in their wings is the"Golden Rule"...To follow that is a must.The blue....That means true blue.Always be someone people can trust.The green of the tip of their wingis saying Stay green, and you'll always grow.The silver is the lining in the clouds of doubt...that you must look for as you go through life. Butterflies bend with the wind, it's true.Still they get where they want to go.They arrive by persistence through their own insistence...A lesson more people should know.Sought and valued by the whole human race...For their beauty, tenacity and charm.If a butterfly ever chances to stay at your sleeve... remember, my friend, don't fight it, but,learn all you can from the butterfly clan.And you too, may become a rare item.
~Author Unknown.~
Enjoy the butterflies throughout your life.
Squares 96 & 97- From the Stopyra Family in Orlando, Florida
May you be blessed with a peaceful and joyous heart. The colors in the fabric are vibrant and beautiful just like I hope your spirit will be.
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
Square 98- From the Peters Family in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Now at last I hold you
Now all is said and done
The search has come full circle
Our destinies are one.
~Survivor
We wish for you a life filled with days where you have nothing to do but smile!
