Square #161 from Colorado

This square is from another waiting China adopting family from Centennial, Colorado.

The wish says:

I wish you always:

Happiness to fill your heart

Wisdom to fill your mind and

Confidence in faith to fill your spirit.

May you live your life being your true, authentic self.

-author unknown

Square #160 from Virginia

This square is from Richmond, VA from an adopting family.

The wish says:

A child fills a place in the heart you never knew was empty.

-unknown

Square #159 from Colorado

This square is from a family in Colorado that is logged into China 6-22-06 AND logged into Vietnam 3-20-07, they're doing 2 adoptions at once since China's wait has gotten so long.

The wish says:

Our wish for you is grace, wisdom, strength, courage, confidence, peace, happiness, and most of all love.

Square #158 from PA

This square is from a family in Pittsburgh, PA that is adopting from China.

The wish says:
If I keep a green bough in my heart,

then the singing bird will come.

-Chinese proverb.

Sending this wish: that you will always keep a song in your heart.

Square #157 from South Jordan, Utah

This square is from my friend, Amy's daughter, Hunter. I have watched her grow up from a little girl to a young lady, wow, how time flies!

The wish says:

Life isn't about how many breaths you take, it's about how many moments in life take your breath away.

Square #156 from South Jordan, Utah

This wish is from my friend, Amy. Her Mom has been my bible study teacher for the past 6 years and Amy was also a part of the bible study.

The wish is really long and I'm not retyping this one. If you want to read it, click on the photo and it should get big enough to read. It's really cool and tells about what and who you are in Christ.

Square #155 from Murray, Utah

This square is from my very dear friend and Bible study teacher of the past 6 years. I just adore her and she's wonderful. For many years she prayed with us through our adoption and has been a very big part of Sarah joining our family.

The wish says:

A very special girl came into our lives at age 1. She had been thought of, dreamed of, planned for, and loved all during that first year when we hadn't even seen her yet. We know God had created the very more special little girl for Mommy & Daddy. Their lives will be forever blessed in having Sarah as their own. And we are blessed to know Sarah and her Mom & Dad.

Square #154 from England

This square is from England! It's from a family that is adopting from China.

The wish says:

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

-Kahlil Gibran

Beatrix Potter born on July 28th, 1866

Kensington, London, England.

Author of "The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck."

Square #153 from Arizona

This square is from a family in Tuscon, Arizona that is logged into China on 11/23/06.

The wish says:

Plant 7 rows of Peas (P's):

1. Prayer

2. Promptness

3. Patience

4. Preparation

5. Perserverance

6. Politeness

7. Purity

Plant 7 rows of Squash

1. Squash Gossip

2. Squash Indifference

3. Squash Criticism

4. Squash Negative Thinking

5. Squash Envy

6. Squash Jealousy

7. Squash Hatred

Plant 7 rows of lettuce (Let Us):

1. Let us be unselfish and loyal.

2. Let us be faithful to duty.

3. Let us search the Scriptures.

4. Let us not be weary in well doing.

5. Let us be obedient in all things.

6. Let us be truthful.

7. Let us love one another.

AFTER PLANTING , may you:

"Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." (IIPeter 3:18)

Cultivate well-Keep Saturated with Love-Reap a Harvest of Peace, Joy & Happiness.

-Author Unknown

God made you special & unique. There's only one just like you!

Square #152 from Canada

This square is from a family that lives in Montreal, Canada and is logged into China on 5-18-06. They're waiting for their daughter's referral.

The wish says:

A day without laughter is a day wasted!

-Charlie Chaplin

Squares #150 & #151 from Texas

These squares came from New Braunfels, Texas from a family that is adopting from China.

The wish says:

Bless you, dear child, as you turn a new page in your life's journal. May you approach life with an insatiable thrist for knowledge, and endless supply of kindness toward others, and grace to accept what you are given. Remember, you are speical, you were chosen, you are blessed. May you also bless those whose lives you touch.

Square #149 from South Carolina

This square is from a family that is logged into China on 11-8-06, they're waiting for their daughter.

The wish says:

We wish for you a life full of...

Friendship

Love

Opportunity

Wonder

Excitement

Rhythm & Music

Smiles

Square #148 from Iowa

This square is from a family in Iowa that is adopting from China. The Mom is French, which is why they selected this fabric.

The wish says:

"The essential conditions of everything you must do be choice, love, passion."

-Nadia Boulanger

French Composer

Square #147 from California

This square is from a family in Irvine, CA that is waiting for their referral from China.

The wish says:

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

We hope you always find the time to sit quitely and let happiness come to you!

Square #146 from Minnesota

This square is from the nanny of a family that just recently came home from China with their daughter. (Isn't that sweet of her?)

The wish says:

My wish for you is that you always have faith and trustin knowing htat you are loved. I also want to wish you a healthy and happy life filled with many happy memories.

Square #145 from Missouri

This wish is from a family in DeSoto, Missouri that is adopting their daughter from China.

The wish says:

May you find comfort in your difficult times and laughter in your times of joy!

Square #144 from Oregon

This square is from a fellow adoptive family that lives in Bonanza, Oregon.

The wish says:

"It has been said that we need just three things in life: something to do, something to look forward to and someone to love."

-Anonymous

Square #143 from Florida

This square is from a family in Cape Coral, FL that is waiting for their referral from China

The wish says:

The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

Helen Keller

Square #142 from Florida

This square is from a couple in Florida that is waiting for their child from China.

The wish says:

The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

-Helen Keller

Square #141 from California

This square is from a family in California that is logged into China and should get their referral in the next couple of months, hopefully for them!

The wish says:

May brooks and trees and singing hills

Join in the chorus too,

and every gentle wind that blows

Send happiness to you.

-Irish Blessing

We wish you happiness!

Square #140 from Queensland, Australia

This square is from a family in Queensland, Australia.

The wish says:

"Happiness is made to be shared."

-Proverb

Squares #138 &139 from Illinois

These 2 squares are from a family in Illinois who adopted their daughter from China in December of 2006.

The wish says:

This fabric represents two of the many wonderful things about Louisiana-peppers and Mardi Gras. Peppers are used to create Tabasco-developed and bottled in Louisiana. Mardi Gras is one last hurrah before Lent. Cajun culture is still alive in Louisiana-especially it's sayings.

"Lassiez les bon temps fouler!" Let the good times roll!

Lanigappe-A little something extra.

May your life be enjoyable and find that something extra.

Square #137 from Arkansas

This square is from a young girl who is collecting squares for her little sister who is home from China and close to Sarah in age.

The wish says:

"Every time a child says, 'I don't believe in fairies,' there's a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead."

-J.M. Barrie

May you always believe in fairies.

Square #136 from Utah

This square is from a fellow Utah family that recently brought their daughter home from China.

The wish says:

We wish that this child may be welcomed by many, loved by many, and known by a myriad of private and gentle names.

Square #135 from Belgium

This square is from a family in Belgium that just returned from China with their daughter, Lily.

The wish says:

May each day bring you joy and happiness. Live your life plainly, grasp each moment.

Square #134 from Puerto Rico

This square is from a family in Carolina, Puerto Rico that is waiting for their daughter from China.

The wish says:

My child, my child

Oh how I love my child.

You are so special

You are so dear.

God led us to find you

in the spring of the year.

My child, my child

Oh how I love my child.

You are so swet

You are so kind.

God led us to find you

at just the right time.

Squares #131, #132, #133 from Colorado

These are from the Farrar family from Estes Park, Colorado. They're logged into China and waiting for their daughter to be referred to them.

The wish says:

"The purpose of life is to discover your gift.

The meaning of life is giving your gift away."

-David Viscott

Our wish for you is that God will bless

you with a special gift from which you

will derive great joy in your life.

This wish says:

"Life is a quilt: We are the fabric, angels the thread;

God the Master Quilter.

Only the Quilter see the whole design."

Our wish for you is that you will realize how unique and special you are,

that angels are watching over you, and that God holds you in the

palm of His hand and has a wonderful plan for your life.

This wish says:

Lady all dressed in red

Strolling through the flowerbed.

If I were tiny just like you

I'd creep among the flowers too!

"Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those

flowers within reach."

Our wish for you is that you will appreciate all fo nature and

have much happiness and love throughout your life.