
Daily Christian Wisdom
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
MARATHON, Florida -- A tourist was killed by a large sting ray off the Florida Keys this morning when the barb-tailed animal jumped out of the water into the woman's boat, officials said.Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., was sitting in a boat going 25 mph when a spotted eagle ray that weighed about 75 pounds and had a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet flew out of the water, said Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The 57-year-old woman's father was driving the boat on the Atlantic Ocean side of Vaca Key, where the city of Marathon is located, Pino said.``He had absolutely no warning. It just happened instantaneously,'' Pino said.The impact likely killed the woman, but it was not immediately clear if she had any puncture wounds from the ray's barb, Pino said.An autopsy will determine an official cause of death, Pino said.The Monroe County Sheriff's Office identified the animal as a spotted eagle ray, he said.Rays are common in South Florida waters, but rarely swim near humans.``Rays jump to escape a predator, give birth and shake off parasites,'' said Lynn Gear, supervisor of fishes and reptiles at Theater of the Sea in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. ``They do not attack people.''Deaths from rays are rare.In 2006, James Bertakis was severely injured in the Intracoastal Waterway in Lighthouse Point when an eagle ray jumped out of the water and lodged its 2-1/2-inch barb in his chest.A month earlier, the popular TV "Crocodile Hunter," Steve Irwin was killed when a stingray barb pierced his heart as he swam near Port Douglas, Australia.Spotted eagle rays can grow up to 17 feet in length, weigh up to 500 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 10 feet. They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive and use the venomous barb at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Day 13 - My talents come from the all-mighty... I've noticed I've been scrapping more of my Faith and I'm thankful that GOD has given me so many different talents...I'm truly Blessed .. 
**OH Happy day!
Day 14 -
My secret is my God! I hold him near and dear .....
Just read and article on the best and worst city to own a car!
catch. And as we studied in Week 8, we can trust God when He says it is free! We may feel guilty for many things. We may feel guilty for the words we said to our spouse, for the road rage we felt on the freeway, for the gossip we shared with a friend, for the way we acted in a long line while wearing a cross around our neck, for being impatient with a child, etc. We feel that guilt because of our sin. And as we
realize our sin then we can so clearly see our need for His amazing gift of grace.
you received His precious gift of grace? If you haven’t, why not? Will you do that today? If you have received His amazing gift, have you shared this gift lovingly with others around you? Do you know of someone that needs to hear of His gift of grace?
GOD WANTS ME TO TELL YOU....Everything that is going wrong in your life today shall be well with youthis year. You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieveall your goals this year. For the remaining months of this year (2008),all your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will beincoming in abundance. Today God has confirmed the end of your sufferings,sorrows, and pains because HE that sits on the throne has remembered you.He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you down.I knocked at heaven's door this morning, God asked me... My child! What can I do for you? And I said, "Father, please protect and bless the personreading this message"... God smiled and answered... Request granted.
I'm planning on starting this album this weekend... Have not decide the size yet .... maybe 8x8 or 9x9 I have a very nice chocolate brown CTMH album that i could use and 9x9 would be my first in that size... So maybe I'll start there... I wanted to do an altered album but maybe not... Well i guess I'll know when i get started...
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