This early rising is a family ritual, the time when the Mulherns eat their only shared meal of the day and get their exercise.

Meeting format Many house church gatherings are free, informal, and sometimes include a shared meal.

This ceremony traditionally involves a large shared meal prepared by the mother-in-law.

It was on this voyage and over many shared meals that they fell more deeply in love.

I'd started to make friends over shared meals and was a little sorry to get off in Whitefish at 9pm.

Doubt it would cope well with shared meals in our household where we have to work around two completely different dietary preferences / needs.

Ms. Ray has spent time at the restaurant and the two usually make their set lists before a concert over a shared meal.

Several of these, with a soup or an entree, make a fine shared meal for two.

These days, the group contents itself with regular phone calls and occasional shared meals.

I never minded eating alone, though I'd long experienced shared meals, especially really great ones, as the ultimate intimacy.