Author Archives: Stephanie Marohn

About Stephanie Marohn

Stephanie Marohn runs the Animal Messenger Sanctuary, a safe haven for farm animals in northern California. She also has a practice in energy healing for animals and is the author of 10 books, including What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Leaps and Bounds

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Now I understand the phrase “growing by leaps and bounds”! Snowflake and Aurora Charlotte are leaping and bounding all over the place while they grow so very quickly. Here they are at nearly a month old. Today is shearing day … Continue reading →

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Life at Lamb Speed

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

It’s hard to work with the call of the lambs, two little ones growing up at warp speed, beckoning me outside to watch them at rest and play. The twins are no longer curling up for a nap in the … Continue reading →

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Happiness in a Bowl of Hay

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Misty morning on the sanctuary. Since the new lambs kept climbing in their mama’s breakfast bowl, I put out two bowls of hay, thinking Fleur would get a chance to eat out of at least one of them. When I … Continue reading →

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Little Goddesses

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Fleur’s twins have grown amazingly already. Here they are at two days old. The lambs’ names arrived soon after they did. Snowflake is the white one and Aurora Charlotte is the spotted lamb. Aurora’s second name is in honor of our … Continue reading →

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More Surprises

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

After morning feeding, I was back inside contemplating a cup of coffee when I heard baaing that kept going intermittently. This was unusual, so I went out to see what was going on. Here’s what I thought it was all … Continue reading →

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So Many Choices

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Not so much writing lately. Hard to stay inside at the computer when the sun and the animals are calling. This morning I scrubbed out the birdbaths, which the animals drink from too, the baths being at a perfect height … Continue reading →

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Sheep and Turkey and Cat, Oh My

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

I looked out the kitchen window this morning to see the three sheep lying in the driveway like little sphinxes, basking in the sun after the heavy rains we had in the night. A wild turkey hen who has been … Continue reading →

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Wings of Joy

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Hummingbird medicine is joy. Joy dies when caged. Resurrection eve is a time that reminds us all to let our souls go free, to ask ourselves: “What part of me am I caging? Where am I not letting myself fly … Continue reading →

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A Leap into the Void

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Yesterday was the day of the fool. The fool in Tarot is that blessed one who walks through the world unafraid, the one who, kin to the message of the blank rune, is willing to take an empty-handed leap into … Continue reading →

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Happy Rolling Equines

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

The three donkeys just ran by. I jumped up from the computer to look out the other window of my writing tower and see what they were running to. Pegasus, in her paddock area, was rolling in the sun-dried dirt—her … Continue reading →

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