Verb conjugation of "persuade" in English

It means a lot to me to participate and meet other people in this Internet forum. I'll know later if I can move my appointment in order to get together with our visitors from Canada.
I have three children, Michelle, Cathy and Joe. Unfortunately, my parents do not live in the area. I am glad that they visit every 2 weeks, although they are already over 70 years old.
I would be pleased if we can still keep the contact alive. In the future I will have more time to write emails in Spanish. At the moment I just can't. Sorry for being so direct but this is the truth.