Category Archives: Sanctuary

Fire!

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Stephanie Marohn

The animals and I had to evacuate the sanctuary on 9/11 (is that date now a modern Ides of March?). When I went to bed on Thursday night, the Butte fire was burning an hour’s drive away from me. It seemed … Continue reading →

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A Day on the Sanctuary

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Stephanie Marohn

People often ask me what the work on the animal sanctuary consists of every day. Here is the answer. Our day begins with morning feeding between 6 and 7 a.m. Before I go out to distribute hay to everyone, I prepare Pegasus’s … Continue reading →

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Pegasus in the Garage and a Baby Visits

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Stephanie Marohn

Last summer, in the heat of the day, Pegasus could often be found in the chicken coop, probably because the screening kept the flies down. During the winter, however, the donkeys ate one of the wood walls (literally, ate it—I came out … Continue reading →

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A Return to Peace

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Stephanie Marohn

The Ring of Protection is complete! That is what I’m calling the new security fence around the barn that allows the animals to spend the night outdoors rather than shut into stalls to protect them from predators, namely, mountain lions. … Continue reading →

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Home at Last

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Stephanie Marohn

The animals and I have arrived at our forever sanctuary in Sheep Ranch, California! And it is truly wonderful. As it turned out, I drove the truck pulling the horse trailer with all the animals in it to get us … Continue reading →

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Book Reading

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

Book reading and signing tomorrow! I’ll be talking about the Animal Messenger Sanctuary and reading from my latest book, What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing on a Farm Animal Sanctuary. Saturday, August 25 at 3 pm … Continue reading →

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Envisioning

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

I do envisionings instead of New Year’s resolutions. Envisioning feels expansive and opens the way for creative possibilities to flow. In envisioning, instead of trying to push the river, we swim with the universal current. This year, I’m envisioning the … Continue reading →

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Gate to the World

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Stephanie Marohn

This gate sits on the slope in front of my house, in the field where the animals are often grazing. A little girl who used to live next door and hang out with me and the animals once asked, looking … Continue reading →

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