Sentences with phrase «had conversations with families»

Two - thirds of respondents admit to using up to 60 percent of their workday to complete holiday prep work — like shopping, running errands and having conversations with family or friends.

We need to have conversations with our family members, friends, children, and classmates... we need to change the stigma on mental illness.

I just had a conversation with family members and I told them, no one in this world, ever again will hold me in bondage when God gave us Jesus to set us free.

Having conversations with family members and friends will need a WiFi connection if you are going to make the most of services like Skype to stay in touch effectively.

I will continue to have these conversations with my family, friends and co-workers.»

«If you are a young woman who was treated with radiation therapy to your chest as a teenager or child for HL, or for that matter chest radiation therapy for any reason, you should be having a conversation with your family doctor or your oncologist about whether to start breast cancer screening earlier than most women would,» says Dr. Hodgson.

DPS does require schools to have conversations with families about the SPF results, but why are there not other avenues for families to access the underlying information about how students in the school are performing?

«We've also addressed the intrusion of outside noise into the cabin, enhancing the ability to both have conversations with family and friends and to enjoy the premium audio experience provided by the standard 13 - speaker Bose ® audio system.»

«You probably need to have some conversations with family and friends and explain to them why you're not going to call as much, why you're not going to be around as much, and why you're not going to constantly keep commenting on what's posted on Facebook,» says Malone, director of

My suggestion is to have a conversation with your family law attorney about how to go about making this happen.

Still, he says, «I try to encourage clients to have conversations with their families.»

«A mirror works because the atoms inside it catch light and throw it back,» Chris Woodford, Mirrors, the Science of Reflection I had a conversation with a family member the other day.

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My family and close friends would certainly make up a large piece of it, but I hope it would also include my mentors and mentees, team colleagues, fellow board members and even strangers who were touched by my articles or speeches, shared a cross-country plane ride conversation with me or somehow crossed paths with me along the way.

Seeing a severed hand as one of the opening shots of a film meant for families probably would have been a difficult conversation to have with children too young to recall 1980's «Empire Strikes Back.»

Kelly brought up a recent conversation she had with Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, and said that he didn't have a compelling argument against gay marriage.

If there was even a modicum of frankness in Harper's discussion with that family on the first day of the campaign, it would have been a very short conversation indeed.

Schaufeld said he sat down with his family office employees and his estate attorneys to familiarize himself with his estate before having a direct conversation with his children.

It's having that conversation with your friend or family member that will finally clear enough space for your relationship to begin the road to healing.

As our Facebook timelines, Twitter feeds, family reunions and conversations at the park fill up with political rhetoric, mudslinging and dehumanizing language, Christians have a choice.

In conversations with friends and family, I've noticed more and more people talking about their pastors or priests as if they could do no wrong, as if they speak for God Himself.

According to the 2013 Conversation Project National Survey, 90 percent of people said that talking with their families or loved ones about end - of - life care is important, yet only 27 percent have had the cConversation Project National Survey, 90 percent of people said that talking with their families or loved ones about end - of - life care is important, yet only 27 percent have had the conversationconversation.

The entire conversation around ESCR is ineluctably complicated by our love for friends and family with chronic illnesses and by our love for family and friends who have been blessed through the process of IVF.

Throughout the nearly 40 years she had her five children or ailing mom and uncle living with her and the following years as an empty nester, her life has written The Welcoming Table for family and friends fortunate to share in her simple seasonal meals and lively conversation.

There are many of us who have had these sorts of bizarre conversations with religious leaders, family, and friends.

I believe that God whispers to me that the Day Nursery I run from my house with my daughter is a church in His vision of Church — a place built on love, supporting staff children and families, yes a business, but one run for love, providing wages to live, to support charities too and to enable me to have a break every now and then — but God is not yet overtly mentioned other than in 1:1 conversations where I share my faith (more than I ever did in Church).

Focus on the Family, known for its right - of - centre approach on moral issues, called the film a «great opportunity» for Christians «to have conversations with friends and family about matters of eternal significance&rFamily, known for its right - of - centre approach on moral issues, called the film a «great opportunity» for Christians «to have conversations with friends and family about matters of eternal significance&rfamily about matters of eternal significance».

In conversations with liberal friends and family, when they have spoken of pre-sixties morality in terms of patriarchal suppression, cheering its eclipse by new, more flexible mores, I find the best response is not to defend the past but to question the present.

I've shared my doubts and frustrations here on the blog, in conversations with friends and family, and with just about anyone who will listen.

Conversations with many cancer patients and their families through the years have indicated that their experiences have been similar: both they and their clergy were uncomfortable in talking about life, death and concomitant feelings.

I had my children with me — yes, he delivered a sermon on abortion at the family service so thanks for that, that's a conversation I didn't plan to have with my young children for several years — so it would have been awkward to walk out anyway, I guess.

I've been meaning to highlight Megan DeFranza's work for months now, as it has proved immensely helpful in some of my «real life» conversations about gender and sexuality, particularly with more conservative friends and family who are somewhat new to the conversation.

I had a great conversation with Mitzi Dulan the other day about incorporating more fiber into your family's diet.

Years and years ago, my husband and I were having a conversation with an aunt of mine who married into our family.

It is impossible to have more than a 10 - minute conversation with Divac and not hear the word family.

Again, I had the conversation with my ticket rep, and the policy is to allow family members to transfer tickets, and the consequences of people taking advantage are unfortunate.

The entire family had heads down, eyes on their respective screens, and didn't have any conversation or eye contact with each other until their food arrived — maybe 20 minutes later.

I can't even imagine how to begin that conversation with your kids let alone spin it to be a good thing, especially if they now have to live with the woman or man who helped destroy their family.

I have also had to, in conversation with the family, vary from the original birth plan in order to adjust to the circumstances.

Instead, have a private conversation about how you appreciate that he behaved politely toward guests at a family gathering or give him positive feedback on how he handled an interaction with a store clerk.

But from a formal perspective, one of the things that we've done in our family is that we've chosen 11 as that age where we're going to have that formal conversation with our kids.

And if you don't have that type of relationship with your son or daughter to do that, find a trusted coach, find a trusted family member or friend who can have the conversation because so many times what will happen is you'll realize that the reason they're walking way is not the reason you thought.

Ultimately, I realized that this conversation has absolutely nothing to do with what's «best» for me and my family and everything to do with the way everyone else feels about infant feeding.

So, here are my suggestions for having loving and productive conversations with your friends and family about birth centers and home birth.

We had an all - day visit at their home with lots of his extended family, great food and wonderful conversation.

Many of the dietitians and nutritionists attending the conference deal with feeding issues in toddlers on a daily basis so we had a very productive conversation about how to best support the families participating in the WIC program.

If nothing else, you'll meet other families, with kids the same ages as yours, and you'll be able to have intelligent conversations with adults that (gasp!)

Talking to other parents who understand what your family is going through could help you feel more confident in the conversations you are having with your child.

When the conversation went to bringing babies home from the hospital, or visits with extended family, or whatever topic moms were kicking around on the sidelines during T - ball games, I would share stories from our experience, trying for the common ground.

I think it would spark some great conversations during holiday parties with family and friends.

I have the privilege of being in conversation with Brandie Weikle from thenewfamily.com and host of The New Family Podcast.