Experience PEACE this Christmas

“Christ does not bring us Peace, He is our Peace”  Tim Hobbs

There is nothing better to celebrate than peace in your heart, peace in your city, peace with God and of course peace around the world.    Christmas time is a perfect time to celebrate peace and to encourage the same.

Once we learn to put aside our differences and concentrate on how much we are a like we can celebrate peace and of course love.

The house light display took the peace approach head on this year.  An idea that we have wanted to do for a few years.

The PEACE signs (yes, one that was popular in the 1970’s) are positioned to the left and right of the elevated  Christ Star.  Connected with fresh green garland and laced with Turtle Doves (they are fakes and very old/recycled).

The goal is to be able to see the star and peace signs across the river into Evansville.  I don’t know if we succeeded in the brightness category, but the message displayed is clear.

So many have already said to me and Greg–  “We get the message!”   Thank you for all of the nice comments. That makes it worth all the trouble.

The Star is to represent the birth of Christ and that he came to earth to give us PEACE (and a lot more).  The Turtle Doves which many times naturally appear around the downtown (aka pigeons)  also represent peace.  The doves are hard to see in this picture.

It is my desire that this Christmas season that you experience the PEACE that Jesus brings to us during the Christmas Holidays.

The lights are multi colored.  They add a whimsical dimension to the display.

The display is very green (energy efficient) all of the lights outside with exception to the floods are LED lights.   Many displays around the area are using solid lights (white or another color).  We have noticed that people are really having troubles matching the colors and especially the whites.

For those of you whom have young teens asking for PEACE signs.  These (along with the star) were mail ordered from Pottery Barn in early November.  Checking their website now- they are sold out.  Strands of multicolored lights were added to each peace sign to enhance the effect.

Drive by and take a look. What you think?

Do you decorate with goals in mind to share a message about Christmas?

What are some of the Best Light Displays in Henderson KY you have found? 

Originally posted 12/1/2009