This is a a touching account written by a mother, Sarah Smiley, whose husband is in the military. When her husband got deployed once again in Nov. 2011– and would be away from his wife and 3 boys for 13 months– Sarah had a wonderful idea: Why not invite different people to dinner once a
This is a a touching account written by a mother, Sarah Smiley, whose husband is in the military. When her husband got deployed once again in Nov. 2011– and would be away from his wife and 3 boys for 13 months– Sarah had a wonderful idea: Why not invite different people to dinner once a week? It wasn't that anyone could take her husband's place, but, as she wrote, "Instead of wishing away the days of Dustin's deployment, we were filling them with interesting people and role models." And what an unexpected array of people said yes to their invitation– from a U.S. Senator and Congressman, to the police chief and school principal. Good for you to all the people who said "yes" to the Smileys' dinner invitations, and to Sarah and her boys for implementing such a thoughtful, inspiring idea. The dinners were valuable learning experiences for the family and their guests.
PARADE Magazine, 5/11/2013
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