This is poem by John O'Donohue that I read at my Pet Blessing that I want to share with you. Grab your furbaby, or furbabies, and be very blessed today. ❤️ Learn from Animal Being Nearer to the earth’s heart, Deeper within its silence: Animals know this world In a way we never will. We who are ever Distanced and distracted By the parade of bright Windows of thought openings: Their seamless presence Is not fractured thus. Stranded between time Gone and time emerging, We manage seldom To be where we are: Whereas they are always Looking out from The here and now. May we learn to return And rest in the beauty Of animal being, Learn to lean low, Leave our locked minds, And with freed senses Feel the earth Breathing with us. May we enter Into the lightness of spirit, And slip frequently into The feel of the wild. Let the clear silence Of our animal being Cleanse our hearts Of corrosive words. May we learn to walk Upon the earth With all their confidence And clear-eyed stillness So that our minds Might be baptized In the name of the wind And light and the rain. ― John O'Donohue To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

I’ve finished my children’s book called Love Doesn’t Stink, inspired by a precious baby skunk that won my heart. I wrote this story to share how loving and wonderful these little misunderstood creatures truly are. If you have kids, grandkids, love to spoil a friend’s kids, or are just a big kid yourself, the link to the digital book is here. You can also find it in the Classroom anytime. Profits from this book will go to All Things Wild to support the care and protection of skunks.

I just read the most beautiful news and I am still emotional. Harmony Fund has officially reached the goal to save Sasha’s Shelter. Seven hundred and fifty dogs are now safe. They are free to live out their lives in peace, love, and without fear. There are still two months left before the deadline, and the goal has already been met. I cried when I read it. This is what happens when people come together for animals. This is what hope looks like. If you want to see their announcement, here is the link to their Facebook post. This is a huge win for the underdogs. 💛 Yah team!

Drop one word in the comments that describes your furball today. Sleepy. Zoomy. Bossy. Velcro. Royal. Grumpy. Angel. No explanation required… unless you want to spill the story behind it. I’ll go first: Monkee = Angel 💛 Jungle = Zoomy 🖤

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to the rescue. This story stirred up all kinds of emotions for me. Anger that someone could treat an animal with such dismissal… followed by the quiet reminder that sometimes things unfold exactly as they are meant to. On February 2nd at Harry Reid International Airport, a little Goldendoodle was abandoned after his owner was denied boarding. Officers intervened, charges were filed, and Animal Protective Services stepped in. After the mandatory hold period passed, Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas took him in and lovingly renamed him Jet Blue. Here’s the part that made my heart happy. The very officer who responded to the scene, had already been on a waiting list with Retriever Rescue for months to adopt a Goldendoodle. His family was chosen to be the forever family for this precious soul. Some things really are meant to be. 💛