Paws for Compassion

09/05/2025

I am an Animal Chaplain, here to help you honor and deepen the bond you share with your animal companions. Whether it’s creating personalized blessings, navigating the grief of loss, or finding soulful rituals to celebrate life’s milestones, I offer compassionate support for both you and your beloved pets. 🌱💜

Starting September 29 – November 3, I’ll be teaching a Yavapai College Community Education course, “Nurturing the Human-Animal Bond.” 🐕🐾 In this class, we’ll explore how to care for our animals—and ourselves—through life transitions, healing practices, and meaningful connection.
If you’ve ever wanted to celebrate, honor, or heal your relationship with your animal companion, this class is for you!

Learn more and register here: https://www.campusce.net/yc/course/course.aspx?C=14789&pc=1&mc=2928&sc=0

08/28/2025

🌈 Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 🌈

Today we honor and remember the beloved animal companions who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 💕 Their pawprints remain forever in our hearts, guiding us with love, joy, and cherished memories.

Here are just some ways of remembering that you can use to honor them and the gift you received having them in your life:

Sharing memories - Writing letters or journal entries to departed pets, sharing photos and stories online, or creating online memorials. Here's a collage of all of the amazing souls we've had in our lives. 💜

Acts of remembrance - Lighting a candle, visiting a pet's favorite place, or planting a memorial tree.

Memorializing - Creating unique keepsakes like jewelry – pendants, rings, or bracelets containing ashes or fur clippings in resin, glass, or silver. Or create your own art that reminds you of times with them.

Supporting other animals - Donating to animal shelters, rescue organizations, or other pet-related charities.

✨ You are not alone in your grief or your love—together, we honor the bond that never fades.

08/26/2025

In honor of National Dog Day today, here is a ritual blessing created for our beloved beagles, Duncan and Lady Bug, who recently passed after 16 years of being on this earth.

Celebrating them and all they brought to our family was extremely healing. Under the tree where we held both of their sacred sendoffs, we hung the prayer flags created — little tri-colored cloths of love that dance in the breeze that came up right after we gently tied them on, signifying their loving presence.

As they move, the sun shines softly in the background, a quiet reminder that even in loss, there is still light.

The flags carry not only our love for Duncan and Lady Bug, but for every loss held in all hearts this year — every goodbye, every tear, every space left behind.

May the wind bring treasured memories and comfort for us all.
May the sunlight remind us that love still surrounds us.

08/19/2025

🌿 Supporting You & Your Animal Companions Through Every Stage of Life 🌿

As an Animal Chaplain, my work is rooted in compassion, understanding, and honoring the deep bond we share with our animal companions. I’m here to help you navigate life’s tender moments—whether that’s celebrating joyful milestones, supporting you during illness or change, or offering a safe space for grief when you’ve said goodbye.

I combine spiritual support, personalized rituals, and gentle healing energy techniques to help both humans and animals feel seen, heard, and cared for. My goal is to walk beside you, providing comfort, tools, and practices that nurture your connection and help you move through transitions with grace.

✨ Upcoming Class at Yavapai College ✨
Nurturing the Human-Animal Bond: Support, Rituals, and Healing
📅 Mondays, 9/29/25 – 11/3/25 | 10 a.m. – Noon
📍 Yavapai College Community Education
Learn simple ways to deepen your bond, create meaningful rituals, and care for yourself and your animals through every life stage.

Sign up today at:
https://www.campusce.net/yc/course/course.aspx?C=14789&pc=1&mc=2928&sc=0

08/14/2025

Join me for my upcoming class at Yavapai College's Community Ed for "Nurturing the Human-Animal Bond: Support, Rituals, and Healing" in the Fall 2025 session.

In this course, you’ll explore how to connect with and support your animal companions on a deeper emotional and spiritual level. Together, we’ll learn to hold compassionate space through the challenges of animal loss, create rituals for life transitions, and design personalized blessings during times of illness or change. We’ll also focus on self-care for caregivers, practice healing energy techniques, and explore honoring the bond with animals after loss. Through hands-on activities and group discussions, you’ll discover heartfelt ways to nurture the human-animal connection throughout every phase of life.
Mondays for 6 sessions from 9/29/25 - 11/3/25 from 10:00 a.m. to noon

https://www.campusce.net/yc/course/course.aspx?C=14789&pc=1&mc=2928&sc=0

07/29/2025

Paws for Compassion provides support for all beings - strengthening bonds, honoring and celebrating animals’ lives, and supporting all in times of grief. Let me help walk with you through this journey.

07/20/2025

07/17/2025

🐾🎉 Join me at the Paw-some Pet Fair in Prescott August 1 & 2! 🎉🐾

Calling all pet lovers in Prescott and beyond! 🐶🐱 It's time for the Paw-some Pet Fair — a day dedicated to our furry friends! 🐾❤️

Join us for an unforgettable event with:
🐕 Pet Adoptions with local rescue organizations
🐾 Local vendors – Treats, toys, grooming products, and more for your pet!
🎉 Fun activities – Pet costume contests, agility demos, and games to keep tails wagging!
💡 Pet care tips – Expert advice to keep your pets happy, healthy, and thriving!

Whether you're a dog parent, cat lover, or just an animal enthusiast, the Paw-some Pet Fair has something for EVERYONE! 🐾✨

Bring your furry companions, your friends, and your family for a day of fun, adoption opportunities, and a whole lot of love for animals! ❤️

Let’s make it a paw-some day to remember! 🐾🎉

07/13/2025

Great story!!!

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is taking his passion for animal welfare to a groundbreaking level with the creation of “Dogtopia,” a 15-hectare