Family Archive

Title Issue
Blast Off

Blast Off

Once we thought we had child number one figured out, child number two turns out to be from another planet.

Style-El Dorado County Foothills
May 2013
A Merry Little Christmas

A Merry Little Christmas

Here are a few ideas for reducing the holiday stress and increasing the joy.

Style-Online
December 2012
Circle of Life

Circle of Life

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Style-Folsom El Dorado Hills
October 2012
Love Shines

Love Shines

As I crawled in, next to my dog-tired wife, she asked me a peculiar question: “Why did you just take sleeping pills?”

Style-Roseville Granite Bay Rocklin
October 2012
Life Investments

Life Investments

Building family traditions that bring and keep us together are as important today as they’ve ever been.

Style-El Dorado County Foothills
October 2012
Campfire Stories

Campfire Stories

And while your entire family laid in the dirt, huddled together for warmth, you knew there was a better way. Here, five tips your dad missed.

Style-Online
June 2012
Open Heart, Open Home

Open Heart, Open Home

In the basement of that same building, right under Nazi noses, my family created a shelter. My grandfather was the pastor of this church in the Netherlands during World War II. He figured the Jewish hideaways would be as safe there as anywhere.

Style-Online
April 2012
Bedtime Bliss

Bedtime Bliss

Instead of being happy that they want to be with me more, I tend to feel like they are manipulating the situation in order to avoid bed.

Style-Roseville Granite Bay Rocklin
April 2011
Just Breathe

Just Breathe

How do I prevent being maxed out, stressed out, freaked out and bummed out? Living without worry and anxiety is hard work. Living with worry and anxiety is even harder. If you insist on letting stress run your life, here are 12 practical steps that will guarantee high levels of anxiety and worry.

Style-Online
April 2011
Family Date Night

Family Date Night

You hear it pretty much everywhere in one form or another, “Dinnertime should be family time.”

Style-Online
June 2010