Sentences with phrase «times by a family friend»

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Holiday season is upon us, which means you will probably be surrounded by family and friends, eating tons of amazing food, and, hopefully, taking some time to reflect on what you are most thankful for.

MCI's telemarketers could now begin sales calls by saying «I'm calling on behalf of your friends and family», giving them three times the close rate as cold calls.

Break the negative cycle by scheduling quality time with the friends and family who energize you.

Backed by institutional investors and often friends and family capital, search fund principals conduct a one - time search to find, acquire and then run a privately held business.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters)- Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since she was shot by a Taliban gunman as a teenager, two security officials and a family friend said.

But not only is it important — making time for regular trips with friends and family increases one's feeling of well - being, finds a new survey by Gallup — but it's difficult.

The ravages of older age take more of a toll on us all each year, with previously good friends now finding all of their time taken up by kids and family, a never - ending crush of career - related busy - ness, or just plain, simple laziness.

At its essence, Mobli lets you watch real - time channels created by your friends, family and other people wherever they are.»

Over time others were drawn to the area by the presence of family or friends or simply by people who shared a common language and culture.

Fashioning items for friends and family in her spare time — piloted by her parents» support — slowly evolved into a full - on business.

Every time a friend or family member gets the Chase Sapphire Preferred, they always call me afterwards pumped about how cool it looks, and how every time they pay with it, the cashier is blown away by its sleek design.

Hicks had been contemplating leaving the White House for several weeks and told friends that she was relieved to finally announce her move... She felt three years was a long time to work in the whirlwind of the Trump orbit, with crises occurring by the day and sometimes by the hour, and was eager to try something new and return home to her family in Connecticut.

We returned and for a short time it seemed normal, but then strange things began to occur again behind thr scenes with one controlling narcissist woman whose family is friends with the pastor (so if she doesn't like you or feels threatened by you in any way plants bugs in his ear to affect leadership choices and assignments and negative treatment / assumptions about anyone she pleases).

While there is a feeling at times of separateness from my family and friends brought on by MY actions, I know that most of it is my acceptance of God's forgiveness but my continued internal pain from what I did to everyone around me.

after losing friends and all our safety personnel and the consideration of the families i see no good coming from this and only animousity and ill feelings and betrayal by our public officials in asllowing this to happen... it is deplorable and an insult to the 3,000 dead and the thousands affected by this horrible act and time must pass to heal the wounds before the issue is even discussed.

Her personal pastor and long - time friend, Russell J. Levenson Jr. told The Houston Chronicle the champion of literacy spent the final hours of her life surrounded by family and lifted up by prayer.

By the time the child is brought to the altar his name is familiar to family and friends.

Even on the most basic, day - to - day level, we were created with personal tipping points — an awareness that we're inching closer to becoming burned out at work, or hurt one too many times by a friend or family member.

He was of course definitely influenced by numerous colleagues and friends and by his family but he was also having an effect on them sometimes by calming and at other times by stimulating them.

Whether we do it as part of a church ritual or not is another question — my wife and I and two of our children were all baptised as adults at separate times in the sea by friends and family, and one child only in a church ritual.

«From time to time, friends of mine, some of who are here today, friends like Joel Hunter or T.D. Jakes, will come by the Oval Office or they'll call on the phone or they'll send me an e-mail, and we'll pray together, and they'll pray for me and my family, and for our country,» he said.

And even for me as an individual, is it not important to note that this is by no means the first time I've been a church - goer, that I had been recently finding a kind of joy (one might call it an experience of the sacred) reading T. S. Eliot, that my commitment to the new church is by no means total (in the sense of excluding work or family or friends), and that if statistical predictions work in my case I will probably have moved on to some other kind of commitment in five or ten years.

I'm no baker; (I wish I can make cookies all the time and most of my family / friends live faraway: (so it is expensive to ship int» l. I like to package my homemade treats in beautiful mason jars... they are handy to have use and they can be reused by them!

The holiday season is a wonderful time to entertain family and friends, and Christmas dinner is by far our favorite meal to make.

I've made it many times and is highly requested by friends and family.

I totally feel that you can make this recipe and impress everyone when you have family or friends over because a) looks so pretty on a dish, b) it's super flavourful since Parmesan, heavy cream and chicken are a match made in heaven and c) it's easy to follow step by step and you will have more time to spend with your guests.

I know we could always use a few extra days to unplug and spend time with friends and family but I hope you are stopping by the blog today feeling refreshed after a relaxing weekend.

The holidays are my favorite time of year for 2 reasons - time with family and friends and lots of great food, of course!I love to start off Thanksgiving Day by watching the...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a recipe on Canned Time, written by my wonderful friend Angela as part of her «Family Favorite Dessert» series for 2015 where each month a different blogger shares a recreated and veganized version of a... Continue reading →

I don't know about you, but this time of year, it seems like every couple of days, some friend or family member stops by, and I've forgotten to get them a gift.

King Estate Winery, a Eugene, Oregon winery with national and international wine brands such as King Estate, Acrobat, and North by Northwest, is pleased to announce that long - time family friend - and Oregon restaurant entrepreneur Maurizio Paparo has accepted a leadership position with King Family Wines at the Lorane based King Estate Wfamily friend - and Oregon restaurant entrepreneur Maurizio Paparo has accepted a leadership position with King Family Wines at the Lorane based King Estate WFamily Wines at the Lorane based King Estate Winery.

The last thing we need is to get stressed out by food when you want to spend quality time with family and friends enjoying the season.

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It was a beautiful two - day affair with family and close friends from near and far celebrating the couple, and it was by far the most fun I've had in a long time.

The sun is shining, the trees are in bloom, and everyone is outside enjoying the weather making it prime time for entertaining family and friends with barbecue and cocktails by the beach, lake or even in the backyard by the pool.

This intimate chronicle of his struggle with liver disease and cancer is a series of conversations with Sweetness (as Payton was called), his friends and family, transcribed by Yaeger, an associate editor for SI, around the time of Payton's death last November at age 45.

She had a hard time talking to people about it, and was criticized by family and friends, but her bond to each of us is still strong (I'm 27 and my brothers are 24 and 19).

Anyway, though I do feel that our family is complete, I clearly have babies on my mind (it's clearly time for me to bring food to, and do a drive - by snuggle for, my friend who just had a baby) so this is a fitting time to share the next in an editorial series I am working on with Tufts Medical Center.

Poor Laurel was hit by a weird (thankfully brief) bug, but we still were able to enjoy time with friends and family.

Your partner, a family member, or a friend can help you by caring for the baby during these times.

The next time you sit down to a holiday meal hosted by a family member or friend, take a moment to notice the china, linens and accessories.

Discovering that I could, in fact, excel at things was a bright light, but this time was also clouded deeply and darkly by an emotionally abusive relationship that pitched me to the brink of an eating disorder, hardened my shell and perspective on pretty much everything, and led to me alienating friends and family.

I was impressed by the efficiency of the school nutrition staff in serving hundreds of hungry children — giving them plenty of time to enjoy their meals while chatting with friends and family members.

«This time, my body is a trusted friend and I look forward with great anticipation to being fully present in it as I birth this new baby, and by extension a new family.»

The desire to also be with her as much as possible and wonder if you really do want this time apart or if you are feeling pressured by friends and family to WANT to have this time apart?

In a late pregnancy loss, you've got the expectations of your friends and family as well, since the news was most likely common knowledge by the time you were approaching your due date.

I am still breastfeeding my 17 month old, and will continue to until either she is ready or by the time she is 2 and a half; I don't care who has a problem with it, but I've also been fortunate that I've had the support from my family and friends in my decision.

Let baby time out with our designer bag be something that will catch the eye of your friends and family; make it memorable by not compromising on quality.

Sometimes, well - meaning friends or family have the opinion that babywearing impedes baby's development by reducing tummy time.