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Scripture Sunday: Attention All!

June 23, 2012 By Sandra Heska King

Meerkats at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, MI.

With Deidra and Katie.

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  1. S. Etole says

    June 23, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    This is classic! It would make a wonderful poster. Thanks for the happy ending to the day. Blessings.

    • Sandra says

      June 23, 2012 at 10:27 pm

      These are the most funnest little critters. We watched them and came back and watched them and came back and . . . So entertaining.

  2. Jennifer@GDWJ says

    June 23, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    This is truly one of my favorites of yours.

    • Sandra says

      June 23, 2012 at 11:41 pm

      😀 😀 Thanks. 😀 😀

  3. diana says

    June 23, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    A.ma.zing. LOVE this. Thanks so much!

    • Sandra says

      June 23, 2012 at 11:41 pm

      🙂

  4. Kerry says

    June 23, 2012 at 11:20 pm

    Love this!! Amazing creatures! Wow Lansing isn’t far from me!! Thanks for sharing tonight!

    • Sandra says

      June 23, 2012 at 11:44 pm

      A Michigan girl. Yay!

  5. Sharon O says

    June 24, 2012 at 12:14 am

    How cute, kind of reminded me of the see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil group. Oh there is one more, um… how about I won’t say a word either. :o)

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:06 pm

      😉

  6. Janet says

    June 24, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Wonderfully cute and inspiring!

  7. Megan Willome says

    June 24, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Sandy, you just make me smile. Forget the flowers, the trees, the soaring mountains, the majestic streams–gimme gimme meerkats!

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:07 pm

      Gimme Gimme Gimme some Megan time. 🙂

  8. Lynn Mosher says

    June 24, 2012 at 11:24 am

    LOL Love this! Too cute! Aren’t the meerkats adorable? They’re so fun!

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:10 pm

      They have very sharp little teeth. They were really going at it with each other. I’m assuming they were the little ones at play. 🙂

  9. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    June 24, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Oh….this is adorable!!! Thank you!

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      😀 😀

  10. sonyamacdesigns says

    June 24, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    the AWE on these faces is amazing!

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm

      Sometimes they looked like they smiled for the camera. This is a sentry posture. These little guys live in big social groups, and one or more stand guard while the rest go about their business.

  11. Rona says

    June 24, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    I chuckled when I saw the meerkats! Cute!
    I hope you have a blessed week!

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:18 pm

      You, too, Rona. 🙂

  12. Joanne Norton says

    June 24, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    You made me grin, even when I wasn’t in a grinny mood. See? You’re good.

    • Sandra says

      June 24, 2012 at 4:19 pm

      You can’t argue with a meerkat. 😉

  13. Carol J. Garvin says

    June 24, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    This is delightful! I wonder what that one on the end is thinking. This brought a smile, as I hope and pray to see a marvel of God done in the coming days.

    This has been a weekend filled with going back and forth to the hospital, watching and waiting there… no time for writing at all, so no opportunity to link up with the weekend community.

    Blessings to you, Sandra. I hope your weekend has been joyfilled.

  14. Jean Wise says

    June 24, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    This photo brought a smile to my face. Love it!

  15. Donna says

    June 25, 2012 at 8:14 am

    This could be a poster! Perfect illustration of scripture.

  16. bettyl says

    June 25, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    Great post!!

  17. Jennifer Richardson says

    June 26, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    thanks for the happy giggle:):):)
    i love the way
    you put it all together,
    Jennifer

  18. Donna says

    June 28, 2012 at 9:58 am

    Sandy,
    Just wanted to let you that I nominated you for a Liebster Award for your many kindnesses to me. You can read the details here: http://holimess.blogspot.com/2012/06/liebster-award.html
    Thank you.
    Donna

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