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Dinner with the Smileys (Paperback)
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Dinner with the Smileys (Paperback)
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List price R457
Loot Price R387
Discovery Miles 3 870
You Save R70 (15%)
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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 unlikeliest people accepted the
invitations... and brought dessert. The Smiley family discovered
that a surprising number of people really are available for dinner.
You just have to ask.
Each dinner guest taught them about life, and the importance of
sharing something simple and intimate--like a meal--to cement these
valuable lessons in place.
From a state senator (she baked brownies) to sports superstars (ice
cream), from the boys' teachers (cookies) to their 94-year old
neighbor--with R2-D2 making a very special visit--each Smiley
dinner guest leaves an indelible impression. Throughout the book,
Sarah Smiley's unvarnished detailing of the emotional ebb and flow
of being a "single mom" to three irrepressible boys while trying to
balance career, car pool and dinner prep is Bombeck-esque at times,
deeply moving at others. DINNER WITH THE SMILEYS transformed the
family, so much so that even upon Dad's return home, the dinners
have continued... one new guest every week.
DINNER WITH THE SMILEYS shows how one family made a difference not
only in their own lives, but the life of each guest as well. Full
of humor and heart, this memoir will remind readers how nice it is
to sit down, break bread, and connect, as well as surely inspire
many invitations to the dinner table.
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