Stephanie Koehler

A Perspective on Tomorrows

by Stephanie Koehler Tomorrow is an interesting word.  We most frequently use it with the air of hope and possibility.  Tomorrow holds the idea that I have more time...

A Perspective on Motherhood

by Stephanie Koehler Last month I turned 21 for the second time.  You can do...

Is Honesty Your Policy?

by Stephanie Koehler I have been thinking a lot about truth and honesty lately.  It seems...

Honoring the Small Connections

by Stephanie Koehler As I awoke in my Blue Ridge Mountain home this morning after...

Smartphones and Being Smart

by Stephanie Koehler I recently had a series of hardware malfunctions that left me intermittently...

Disappointment and Magic

I seem spend a lot of time being disappointed.  Disappointed in myself and those around me.  Disappointed in the ways of the world and...

A Perspective on Teachers

It’s that time again – back to school season.  Nearly every advertisement is telling us about hip new fashions and clever new school...

If Only Life Had Warning Gates

Recently, I was at the home of a friend who has done a great deal of traveling in South Asia – specifically Nepal. ...

Return to Your Local Roots

As a child, I vividly remember my mom handing me a few dollar bills and sending me off on my bike to get...

Robin’s Eggs and Graduation

For weeks I have been watching a mamma Robin diligently tend her nest in the climbing rose bush outside my back door.  While...

A Perspective On Regrets and Legacy

My grandfather died last week – a few days after his 95th birthday.  Perhaps it should not have been a shocking event….but it...