Going Overboard: The Misadventures of a Military Wife *closed* .
Going Overboard: The Misadventures of a Military Wife by Sarah Smiley has been on my book list for awhile. It was actually this blog that encouraged me to sit down and read it. And I will be honest, at first I wasn't so impressed. Smiley's writing is easy to read and entertaining, and she really knows how to tell a story. But I wasn't sure about the story I was reading. This book basically follows the events as Smiley endures a sudden deployment of her husband, who is in the navy.. She has two young sons at home and is left far from family with only her military spouse friends to depend on. This situation is a reality for many many military wives everyday. And the fact is, when our men leave, our lives are not perfect. We have difficulties and need help! And in this book, Smiley does not hold back. She tells it as it was regardless of what is politically correct. So often it feels like we have to put on this front like everything is perfect, even when they are far from perfect. Perhaps it is time to start talking about what is really going on, and perhaps this book will be the starting point.
And so, I have 2 copies to give away!!
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED
November 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM
"Faith Depoloyed" - Jocylen Green
"Heroes at Home" - Ellie Kay
"Chicken Soup for the Military Wives Soul"
November 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM
ALSO - On the fiction side... There is "True Devotion" by Dee Henderson. It is about the wife of a Navy Seal. FANTASTIC BOOK, i've read it twice!! :-)
November 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Help! I'm a Military Spouse.
November 28, 2009 at 9:42 AM
My favorite book is Counseling Military Families. I think the main reason why, is because it really gives you information on the service member and what they do and how to help them, even as a spouse.
November 28, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Is it sad that I have never read a Military spouse book?
November 28, 2009 at 11:37 AM
A Soldiers Heart
It's hard to find, CPT Kate Blaise wrote it, but I couldnt find it under her name, I found it under the editors name. However, CPT Blaise was a military wife, and in the military herself. The book is about her childhood, her deployment to Iraq (with her husband there too) and life after her deployment. ITS SOOOOO GOOD! Her sister actually told me to read it!
November 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Well obviously I'm not anymore but My favorite when I was with a soldier was
Married to the Military
it helped out a lot especially because I was lost on the whole deployment, and had never been around soldiers before.
November 28, 2009 at 2:59 PM
"Seperated by duty United by Love" by Shellie Vandevoorde
Great book about communicating and skills needed for long distance military relationships.
November 28, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Kristi Marie...
The Counseling Military Families is a great book, and references Kate Blaise a lot!
November 30, 2009 at 1:11 PM
"Chicken Soup for the Military Wifes Soul"
December 4, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Chicken Soup for the Military Wives Soul and Navy Wife by Debbie McComber(sp?)
December 4, 2009 at 9:28 PM
oh, confession time - being a military wife and homeschooling mom to 4, i have no time to read and i MISS it terribly - the only "military" book i've ever read is the army wives handbook! lol! my youngest is about to turn 3, though, i'm suddenly finding i have more time to read and this is EXACTLY the type of read i'm looking for!
December 6, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Married to the Military
Under the Sabers by Tanya Biank
December 6, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I follow the blog
December 6, 2009 at 9:41 PM
I have since before nov 27
December 6, 2009 at 9:42 PM
I am a fan on the Book of Face
December 6, 2009 at 9:42 PM
I am an MTMH member
December 6, 2009 at 9:51 PM
I follow the blog
December 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I followed before nov 27
December 6, 2009 at 11:24 PM
The only military book I have really read is Heros at Home. Would love to win so I can read Going Overboard though!! :P