Sentences with phrase «feel closer to home»

It's been going» round and» round in my head ever since and I've finally come up with something that feels closer to home and even more decadent with stringy chihuahua cheese, Pacifico, and thick slices of cornbread as the base.

«From the minute I read the book, it felt close to home,» he said, as he prepared to negotiate a wave of family members arriving to the Toronto premiere that evening.

Not exact matches

This goes without saying that technology can make you feel all the more closer to home thanks to apps like Skype and FaceTime.

FedEx is helping U.S. troops feel a little closer to home this season with holiday care packages.

Customers in your community are likely to feel more emotionally connected to a charity closer to home, which can result in higher sales.

Last year there was a string of serial rapes and we are speaking with some of the local advocacy groups and developing a plan to keep the space open and staffed Friday and Saturday nights until an hour after the bars close so that if there is anyone feeling uncomfortable or threatened by a situation can come and use the space as a safe haven and have the option of being walked home at the end of the evening.

Space felt a little closer to home at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables as Miami students participated in a live question and answer downlink with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

This hits close to home for me, altho» the feeling is mostly hurt, pain, and sadness.

So, you have a right to feel sorry for me, because honestly, after my hard day slaving in front of a computer where I create databases to help cure cancer, I end up going home and planning the community trips I take with 30 of my closest friends.

He has to leave his home, he has to close his shop, he has to go on a 80 mile journey, he feels bad he has to take his very pregnant wife, and then, to top it all off, when they arrive in Bethlehem, he realizes all the inns are full, and he forgot to make reservations.

Empathy is felt more when something happens «closer to home.»

I came a bit too close to God down by the equator, and I feel safer here, in my nice home with my stocked freezer, listening to the rain falling steady.

Lots to see and hear, and I always come home feeling better, closer to the good side of things.

Perhaps a visit with the family of Maria Durand de Perez would convince the politicians that their task is not that of «closing the back door» on people who they feel have rudely intruded on our homes, nor that of «sending people to the back» of some imaginary, single - file line at U.S. ports of entry.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

I like to hold on to these traditions in my home country in a determined effort to feel closer to the Northern climes.

Setting the lights in place and Christina Aguilera's Christmas album on the stereo makes me feel slightly closer to home, which will always be Singapore, where my friends and family are.

I have been thinking tons about bonds lately, as 90 % of my closest friends either got in our out of relationships... It's a weird feeling to cheer one friend up about being single for the first time in four years and then go back home and cheer my flatmae to go see the frist guy she's liked in pretty much the same period of time, who unfortunately happens to live on the other side of Europe.

Muytjens has owned this home for close to eight years, and it's taken almost that long for the decoration to feel complete.

The overall atmosphere of the space also takes inspiration from the name, Madrina, meaning «godmother» in Spanish, so the space is designed to be a comfortable, home away from home for patrons to enjoy food and drinks with close friends where «everyone feels like family.»

So in that foggy - headed moment, the diner up the road felt a whole lot closer and faster than getting all the way home and trying to figure out something that would cook quicker than baked sweet potatoes and roasted broccoli to go with the turkey.

The 127th Tournament of Roses Parade will get underway on Friday in Pasadena, Calif. ahead of the Rose Bowl showdown between No. 5 Iowa and No. 6 Stanford, who will feel pretty close to home for Firday's game.

I am getting convinced each day that we will not add another DM this summer, I feel Wenger wants to put trust in Le Coq, the Captain and Flamini (Have you noticed how close Flamini looks with Ozil in most of the pictures, I feel they are good buddies and he has helped Ozil feel more at home at the club away from his German buddies), I hope Sanchez finds a bestie at the club too soon (man management is as important in a sports team as is for any organization).

He grew up in Mobile, Ala., which is close enough to New Orleans that it might feel a little like home.

Our north London rivals Tottenham are a point closer to us in the table and after beating Chelsea, they are feeling confident about a top four challenge, so hopefully their cup replay at home to Burnley tomorrow is a bruising encounter that goes all the way to a penalty shoot out, one that the spuds lose of course.

«It is close to home and when I am there I feel like I am home,» said Bailey.

There can often be a lacklustre feel to early kick - offs but there was no chance of that with so much at stake, and the Blues were in front after just five minutes when Gallas headed home from close range.

The scene where the mom feels so disillusioned and tired of scrambling to make things work and keep her wits about her felt too close to home.

After Jillian loses a close friend to drugs, she herself is saved by her fierce, bold love for her son as she fights to make him — and herself — feel safe and at home in the world.

Originally from Surrey, BC, it feels great being closer to home!

And none of those things even come close to what it must feel like if you are home with your laboring wife, and an incompetent midwife and suddenly the midwife starts cursing and freaking out, and you can see from where you are standing something is wrong, the baby's feet are coming first, and too much blood, and your wife is screaming in agony and you can't remember how to dial 911.....

The feel of a destination wedding with the convenience of being close to home.

Your child may not feel comfortable telling you about his pain, but if you know these signs your child is being bullied and tune in closer, you might be able to start bullying prevention in your home.

What if you could visit a place close to home, but it feels like you're in an exotic location?

Family and friends are the obvious place to begin but sometimes this does not feel right or it's too close to home.

Any mom to be can confirm that we can sometimes feel a bit claustrophobic during pregnancy, we tend to want to stay close to home especially as we get closer to our due date and don't tend to go too far, this also means doing a lot more sitting at home, which doesn't really help speed up labor either!

Also use your new knowledge of the place to bring home and daycare closer together — every duplicated book and toy will help your daughter feel more comfortable when she's away from home.

It might be that this outcome hits too close to home, in the sense of feeling like you «dodged a bullet» or that we are uncomfortable as a culture with death.

Pumping at work can help you feel close to your baby while you are apart, and also allow you to maintain the nursing relationship when you are home.

This is the first wearable baby monitor that offers the only hands - free option to feel close to baby from anywhere in your home

With DD2 I felt more relaxed and I worked closer to home so I could nurse at lunchtimes.

I know Diane Abbot (who I respect as our first black female MP) and other senior feel it's racist whenever we talk about immigration — but do we honestly think closing down any discussion has led us to a good place in terms of race relations and tolerance and looking closer to home, how many senior Black or Asian people work in Labour HQ or in Team Corbyn?

It's a conceit that feels ignored in this budget, particularly with cuts to programs such as Close to Home, which Cuomo created and championed, and the proposal to block - grant funding for child welfare services, said Jim Purcell, chief executive officer at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies.

It would have been an honor to follow in the footsteps of my friend @RepDennisRoss, but right now I feel the need to be closer to home & my family.»

About a third of French postdocs feel the need to do an additional postdoc in another country, usually within Europe, perhaps while waiting for a permanent job closer to home.

For me, collaborations will be essential, because right now I feel like a fish out of water — a physicist working with a bunch of biologists (Author's note: Scientific disciplines have been altered to protect the guilty)-- so it's hard to find people close to my new scientific home to exchange ideas with.

Of all of these at - home options, this one feels closest to a real massage, in my opinion.

Most people prefer to stay close to home during a detox, in case they feel the need to make frequent trips to the toilet.

N + I love having guests over, whether it be close friends or family visiting for a day or extended period of time, we always want to make them feel at home.

Yes it's true, I wanted to live in a home where the mister and I would be comfortably close, where I didn't feel adrift in a sea of unused space.