How cute is all this? What a fun surprise I got in the mail today! My little sis in my sorority (yes, for those of you who didn’t know, I was in a sorority in college) sent me the sweetest ladybug package today! Look at all these goodies! She sent me the squares for my 100-wishes yo-yo-quilt and doll, adorable ladybug notes for the girls (and me!), and then other fun ladybug goodies–a spatula (Kerrie, where in the world did you find that? Too cute! I’m going to have to hide it from Ashlyn! She loved it!), little magnetic ladybug bookmarks (perfect for my adoption book club reading), and little ladybug buttons (hmmm….these might be a fun addition to the yo-yo quilt…). Kerrie, thanks so much for your thoughtfulness and for your ladybug hunting! What a great little I have…even after 13 years.
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John 15:4
“Remain in Me, and I will remain in you.”
“Abide in Me and I in you.”
REMAIN (verb) – to to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up; to be something yet to be shown, done, or treated [“it remains to be seen”]; to stay in the same place or with the same person or group, especially to stay behind; to continue unchanged.
ABIDE (verb) – to wait for [await]; to endure without yielding [withstand]; to bear patiently [tolerate]; to accept without objection; to remain stable or in a fixed state; to continue in a place.
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100 Wishes Quilt
I started this a long time ago. But, I’m picking it up again now. I’m really wanting to start working on it. So, if you are reading this and want to help me, I’d SO appreciate it!
To welcome new life, a tradition exists in northern China to make a Bai Jia Bei (100 good wishes quilt). Family and friends contribute a piece of cloth and a good wish for the baby. The cloth is all sewn together into a quilt, and the good wishes are put into a scrapbook for the child. The quilt symbolizes wrapping the child in the good wishes of family and friends.
I am making my own version of this quilt by making a yo-yo blanket for Lydia and a yo-yo doll for her big sister Ashlyn. Would you please consider helping me by contributing?
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Choose a 100% cotton fabric that you like. It can come from a fabric store, be something you already have, or be a piece from something special to you like a special piece of clothing, etc.
2. If the material is new, wash it and let it shrink before it is cut.
3. Cut a square measuring about 12″x12″.
4. Write your wish or blessing for Lydia. The wish can be your own thoughts or words, a favorite poem or quote, a blessing, a prayer, a favorite Scripture, etc. You can email it to me or send me a hard copy. From all of these, I will create a scrapbook for her. Please also include a picture of you or your family. You can email a digital picture to me or send me a hard copy. We would love for you to write a few words separately for Ashlyn as well so that she can have a scrapbook that goes along with her yo-yo doll.
Thanks for considering being part of this special project of preparation for both of our daughters–the one we have and the one we will have one day.
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