What is friend: Definition and 193 Discussions

A good friend of mine has been asked to be on LA Ink, to get a tattoo, and he is looking to use it as an opportunity to share his faith. He and his wife and family moved to LA in January, to start a church in the Brentwood area (they are church planters) and he has been called to minister to...

My very close friend just got confirmation yesterday that she has breast cancer. They have said it is early but the word itself strikes fear. Please pray for Irene as she must make the difficult decision of lumpectomy or mastectomy. May God give her His guidance to know what to do. She goes...

I have a friend who has a charity that supports an orphanage and widows in India. I want to have a really successful fundraiser show for her. My SD told me about selling raffle tickets ($5-10 each) expecting that the "hostess" would be able to sell 50-100 tickets. I would then buy one $100 PC...

My dear PC Friend and I have been tag teaming our shows this month. She and I both are trying to make our businesses full time before we have children, so we have a lot of time to commit to PC We started it because we were complaining about how long our shows take to pack up and get out of...

I know, silly thread - sorry! I just wanted to thank Diane for adding me as a "friend" here. I don't know what that exactly means, but it sure is cool to have "friends"!! ;) So, how are all of you doing, anyway? I've been away for a while.

A very good friend of mine from high school Amy, just lost her sister in law Jeni to cystic fibrosis. The last year has been very difficult with frequent hospital stays. Sadly, she departed this life yesterday afternoon, she was just 29 years old. Please pray for comfort for the family...

A very dear close friend of mine just called me to tell me that her bank account has been closed, and the bank won’t tell her anything. They sent her a letter and she has to wait until she gets it to find out. She was told that she “should get it by the end of the week”! What the heck...

Did pampered chef ever sell one and if yes can I get if from you for a friend? Thanks [email protected]

Hi all you Canadians! My good friend has a broken citrus press that she ordered through a show with her sister who lives in London, Ontario. She does not have her receipt, but the press is still under warranty. Is there anyway I can help her get it replaced? She is going to try and find out...

I'd like to ask for prayers for a friend of mine. Her husbnad returned yesterday after having been in Korea for year (he's in the Air Force) and the first 24 hours have been very rocky. Adding to the tensions of getting readjusted to family life is the fact that they are moving to Germany at...

I can't remember her last name, but I haven't seen her on in a while! Always a HUGE help!!

So this is funny...DH is getting into this stuff... He was talking to a guy at camp who wants to try making a pizza on a stone and see if he likes it then buy one. So, DH calls me up to see if I'd part with my large round stone for a bit so this guy can try it out. He then told him that he...

I cannot say I am a person of any pariticular faith, but I do believe in a higher power and do pray in my moments of need. I just wanted to take a moment to ask you to give prayers to my good freind who is laying in the hospital today, who was admitted again friday night, due to complications...

A dear friend of mine had her second knee replacement last week and had originally gone home on schedule, but after being home one night she rushed back to the ER with a Pulmonary Embolism. After increasing her blood thinners she no longer has a clot, but now her numbers are too high for her to...

hi ladies and gents. i have a girl who is was going to host a show this month but she moved it to june so i would have a show in june to start earning sales for sell a thon month, she and i are good friends, i know she was wanting the show in may to get the pink stuff, she is going to buy the...

I screwed up buying a gift subscription for a friend. I sent you an email, but since I screwed up the subscription, I may have screwed that up too. I, Cheryl Batcher, bought a gift subscription for a new member "Denise's Fun" But unfortunately I think it credited my account. Could you tell me...

My 14 year old cousin asked me tongiht if she could bring her friend over with her while babysitting my 2 year old on Saturday night. I don't think this is okay, but just curious what everyone else thiks and if you have encountered this situation before? Thanks

A friend of mine is getting her doctorate this spring at 57. I'm very impressed! And my sister in law just went back 2 years ago.

I know that the 1/2 off out of the host pocket is not commissionable, but what about the 20% off items. for example, i have a good friend hosting for me today. and i know that she is not going to take advantage of her discount that shes going to receive. if i were to order something under her...

A friend of mine told me he ordered the deep covered baker off of my PWS (this is after I talked to him for like 10 seconds telling him how great the 30 minute chicken is -- I need to advertise it more!). Do we get emails notifying us of outside orders? I haven't heard a thing...

I have a friend who approached me today and says about 5-6 years ago she went to a pc party in Wisconsin and that the consultant made a pizza type recipe that had fruit on it? She does not remember a lot but she thinks the crust may have been cookie, or graham crackers? She also said that the...

why do I even care (I haven't figured that out yet). My friend is starting Tastefully Simple May 1st. This is a good friend that is not interested in hosting a show for me and hasn't attended the ones she has been invited to because of scheduling conflicts. Our other friend (who hates PC b/c...

I have a co-worker that is in a big trivia contest this weekend. Please see if you guys can identify any of these images for his team: They are all at: http://whatitis.ws/2008/ So far they have 3,4,14,15,17,18, 20 (maybe), and 24 identified but need help with the rest. If you know one...

My best friend found out after 3 years of fertility treatments that she FINALLY got pregnant...only to find out that her HCG levels are not increasing as they should so the chances of this baby making it are very poor & a miscarriage is likely:( I know this sounds strange but she isn't sure...

Sorry, KG, this is for ladies only...but if you'd like to pass it on to your wife that'd be great... Hey Ladies! I am hoping that you all will take a few minutes to help me with my senior project. I am doing a research paper on how unions can best help women prepare for a successful...

I have a verry good friend who would be great at PC and she has considdered it. She currently sells for Lia Sophia and has struggled. She has dome other Home based buis before (stampin up) and loved it for the "teaching" aspect. She had a great show for me once again on thursday nite. Other...

Ok, they can be...anyway I keep failing to call people when I need to because I forget about them until it's too late! I've had, I kid you not, 6 recruit leads I needed to call but did I??? Nope, plum forgot to call them! Now it's too late and I have no idea what to do! What is the best...

Hi all. One of my friends delivered a stillborn last night, around 10pm. This is the 3rd time she's had to do that. She gets to be about 4-5 months along, then for some reason, the baby dies & she has to go through the process of laboring & delivering the tiny baby. She's too far along for a...

Looking for some advice please. I recently lost a dear friend to breast cancer (she was 35). I would love to do something in May to honor her and support her family. The kids (10, 5, 3) have trust funds set up. Would I be able to do a fundraiser with them as the recipients? I think the...

I have been giving a gift (usually a citrus peeler or twix-it clip) to both the Guest that brings the friend, as well as the friend. But I am thinking of cutting it back to just the friend. What do you do? Give them both the gift, or only the original invited guest?