But when did welcoming your little miracle into the world segue into a funeral for your relationships with childless friends?
"In the restaurant, he was always there welcoming people personally, and that's in line with what we do -- welcoming people in to take part in the process of developing plays".
My mother used to do the welcoming.
But they have conducted for years a behind-the-scenes campaign of shuttle diplomacy to urge Europe to do more, welcoming any steps to calm the markets.
The meeting suggested that Mr. Bush may try to do both, welcoming Democrats to his table, but holding fast to his stand on school choice and accountability, another issue that could lead to clashes with teachers' unions.
According to a new tweet from the official Kensington Palace Twitter account, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge just did what all British parents must do after welcoming home a new son or daughter: They registered their new baby's birth.
After having surgery on her broken foot while pregnant and having an unexpected C-section, the proud mom felt more determined to carry out the one thing she wanted to do after welcoming her son: breastfeed.
What Merkel has done in welcoming refugees wasn't the result of fuzzy passivity.
"Yes, sure," Clare says, and does turn, does see my welcoming mug — a mug that says, "We aren't looking at a house anymore, we're just out here together, taking the air".
We just don't seem welcoming any more, despite Olympic bonhomie.
Sir Keith Burnett, of Sheffield University, one of the vice-chancellors who accompanied Theresa May on a recent trade delegation to India, says: "If we genuinely want to be open to the world and a global leader in free trade, we can only do so by welcoming talent.
