Christmas brings families together in a myriad of ways. For the past 22 years Lee Marsden of Noosaville has celebrated by lighting up her house with Christmas lights and inviting the community in. “My mother, my father and sister died around Christmas. I celebrate their lives at Christmas by lighting up,” she said.
Lee’s display began with one string of fairy lights, one string of icicles and a reindeer and has expanded each year, now taking her two months to adorn her Pickering Court home. To give back to hospices for the care they gave to her family members who each lost their battle with cancer, Lee raises money from donations, with funds in recent years going to Katie Rose Cottage Hospice.
Lee said this year the numbers of visitors to Christmas lights had diminished, something she attributes to Covid concerns. But the look of joy on the faces of the children who visit make her efforts worthwhile.
To view local Christmas lights visit the Sunshine Coast Christmas Lights Guide on Facebook.
