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For over 20 years, photographer Mark Luinenburg has been a friend to Home For Life Animal Sanctuary and an important part of documenting our evolution and preserving memories through his beautiful photos of the dogs and cats We like to look back on each year, and its highlights as seen through Mark's photos of our beloved animals. In this video, the highlights of 2025....thank you Mark!

One way we mark the seasons at the sanctuary is through the photos of longtime friend and supporter of Home for Life®, Mark Luinenburg. He was out on Halloween, and the focus was on our animals, adorned in their autumn hues, as well as our new kittens, part of our collaboration with Snaptcats.org.

We at Home For Life are very saddened to learn of the passing of #JaneGoodall, Home For Life Animal Sanctuary's 2018 gala guest.  

We had a great day for the Home for Life® 3rd Annual Beach Party at beautiful White Bear Lake. We had an unseasonably chilly start to the day, but the sky was blue, the sun was warm, and the water was warm. Thank you to our volunteers Bev, TJ, Chris, Bill, Val, Wendy, and Jan for their support and help, Debby Carman of Faux Paw, Laguna Beach, CA, who designed the beach towels, our party favor, and token of esteem for all guests, and all who came out to support Home for Life Sanctuary by attending this event. Don't miss the event video, which captures the festive spirit of the day.

It's become an annual tradition for longtime friend to Home for Life® Sanctuary, photographer Mark Luinenburg, to join us for our summer swimming sessions at the Apple River. The Apple marks our western boundary, and the sanctuary property has a mile of river frontage along our 40 acres. The river has been high this season with all the rain, so we found a spot to swim just down the road where even our small dogs could reach the sandy bottom. Mark also got portraits of our landlubbers, particularly some of our new feline faces.

Once a year, Home For Life Animal Sanctuary is covered in yellow flowers- dandelion season!

From a floor plan and blue print, the final element of our prototype sanctuary has taken shape, all accomplished to date debt free thanks to the support of generous donors, There is still much to do, but today we celebrate all that has been achieved so far- the septic, and well installed, excavation, exterior walls and roof, all windows and doors, insulation  and rough in of the plumbing, including the floor heat. This building is the last part of our sanctuary prototype, an affordable model that can be exported to any community who sees value in the