Sarah Smiley

Author, Dinner with the Smileys

Syndicated columnist Sarah Smiley is the author of three books, including DINNER WITH THE SMILEYS, about a year in which she and her sons invited strangers to “fill” her husband’s seat at the family dinner table while he was deployed. <br /> <br /> In 2014, Sarah was awarded the American Legion Auxiliary’s prestigious national Public Spirit Award. Past recipients include President Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Madeline Albright and Ann Landers.<br /> <br /> Sarah has been featured in Parade Magazine (Mother’s Day cover feature), The New York Times Magazine (“Confessions of a Military Wife“), O Magazine, GoodHousekeeping, Military Spouse Magazine (cover feature) and Newsweek. Sarah has been featured on the Today Show, Katie Couric, Nightline, CNN, CBS The Early Show, Fox News and MSNBC.<br /> <br /> Follow her at www.SarahSmiley.com and on Facebook and Twitter.