They had their whole lives to look forward to, but the end came so much sooner than anyone expected. Having just been married in a brief ceremony five minutes earlier, Harley Morgan and Rhiannon Boudreaux were leaving the Orange County Justice of the Peace when their car collided with a pickup truck towing a trailer. The pickup driver was unharmed, but Morgan and Boudreaux died at the scene. The groom’s sister said everything happened so quickly, she doubted the two ever saw the truck coming.

Morgan’s mother was following behind the couple and witnessed the accident firsthand. She said the couple planned to have a larger Christmas-themed wedding celebration with friends and family in December. But even in the midst of tragedy, she offered some advice that applies to all of us:

The only thing that they wanted was to get married and to start their life … Even if you’re mad, hug your family, love your family. Even if they’ve made you mad, make amends. Don’t go to bed angry because you don’t know. You don’t know how fast you can lose that person.

Possible Preaching Angles: Don't hesitate to love, to sacrifice, to do good in this world, because none of us know how long we will live.