Christmas Day-December 25- which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ is the biggest and the best-loved holiday in the United States. It is a time of warmth and gaiety, love and laughter, hospitality and goodwill. Each year as the Christmas story is re-told and re-lived through music and lights, through poems and pageant, through giving and getting, the Christ spirit is renewed in human hearts.

Arnie and Ruby Guinn love celebrating Christmas. For the last several years they have decorated their home on Driver Road with garlands of evergreen and glittering decorations, twinkling lights and Christmas wreaths.

Ruby said, “We add on a little each year and Arnie climbs up on the house top and puts them all up by himself.” Arnie will be 83 years old in February.

He said, “We’ve got more this year than we’ve ever had.”

When asked why they continue to decorate at their advanced age they said, “We just love Christmas and pretty lights. People tell us they’ve seen our lights and the neighbors have commented it wouldn’t seem like Christmas without them.”

Local radio personality, Dale Meador, is one of the Guinn’s neighbors. He says he continues to be amazed at the effort the Guinns put forth. “He does everything,” said Dale, “Halloween decorations, Easter, and other holidays. Last year I was going to the nursing home to sing and there was a heavy wet snow falling. I passed their home all lit up and it was the most spectacular thing I’ve ever seen.”

“We get alot of cars going by this time of year,” said Ruby, “We think their passing by to enjoy our lights.”

The star in the east directed the Wise Men to the manger where Christ was born and his teachings became the Light of the World. The radiance of the Guinn’s Christmas lights sparkling in the Galen community at the Guinn home all proclaim the message.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2:14)