Just before Christmas we received some unexpected information -our friends Anthony & Nicole Riggan were killed in a fatal airplane crash on their way to visit family for the holidays. To say we were surprised at the news is an understatement. Anthony & Nicole were a young, vibrant, wonderful Christian couple who exuded love and joy to all around them. They were delightful to be with -both were down-to-earth and real, but also always smiling. They loved each other fervently, and loved the Lord with their lives. We were blessed to know them for a short time, as they moved to Rapid in the spring of 2010. Anthony was in Tim's E-Flight at work; Nicole and I had the opportunity to get to know each other through coffee chats and spouses get-togethers.
One of the important lessons that we learned from Anthony & Nicole is to live our lives intentionally. Their lives were short, and God called them home at a young age. But the life they lived, they lived to the fullest. They lived each day with intentionality and resolve to make each day count. We want to follow their example and make each day of our lives count. We want to live each day as if it was our last -loving to the fullest, serving our best, and reflecting God's glory to those around us -so that when we die, our lives will be a testimony, as were Anthony & Nicole's, of joyful, Christ-centered living.
One of the important lessons that we learned from Anthony & Nicole is to live our lives intentionally. Their lives were short, and God called them home at a young age. But the life they lived, they lived to the fullest. They lived each day with intentionality and resolve to make each day count. We want to follow their example and make each day of our lives count. We want to live each day as if it was our last -loving to the fullest, serving our best, and reflecting God's glory to those around us -so that when we die, our lives will be a testimony, as were Anthony & Nicole's, of joyful, Christ-centered living.
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