In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. -I don't want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding....-
So began Sarah Smiley's life as a military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals--even childbirth --take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young, nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife's routine, her husband was sent away for an unexpected deployment. What followed was a true test of strength and wit. From...
In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. -I don't want you to panic, but I might not be abl...
They say you are what you eat--but apparently, with whom you eat is pretty important too. Current medical research bears this out. But wellness was not what motivated mil-blogger/Navy wife and mom Sarah Smiley to invite one guest every week for 52 weeks to have dinner with herself and her three young sons. Sarah's motivation was to fill a void in her family life: that empty chair at the dining room table while her Navy pilot husband, Dustin, was deployed overseas for a year. But what started as a gesture meant to distract the boys from missing their Dad became a joyous journey as the...
They say you are what you eat--but apparently, with whom you eat is pretty important too. Current medical research bears this out. But wellness was no...
