Entire neighborhood strung Christmas lights to neighbor’s house to show their support

• Matt Riggs and his family strung up Christmas lights connecting his house to a neighbor who needed some support.
• Several neighbors followed suit and even customized lights displaying words of encouragement like “Love lives here” and “Believe.”
• The neighborhood has since turned it into an annual tradition to show each other that they’re all connected.

When a kind-hearted family strung up Christmas lights to connect their house to a struggling neighbor, the whole neighborhood followed suit to show each other that they’re all connected.

Back in Nov. 2020, Matt Riggs and his wife wanted to show their support to their neighbor across the street, Kim Morton. So they dropped off cookies and strung up a strand of lights from their home across to the Mortons’ to symbolize their connection amid the distancing protocols.

When other neighbors saw the gesture, they decided to follow suit.

Matt told KTVU, “Within a few days more lights had shown up at the bottom of the street.”

“We’ve been inside, we’ve been isolated and alone, and this brought everybody out and together, in a time of year when it’s cold,” Matt shared. “Normally we don’t see each other in the winter months.”

Another neighbor, Melissa DiMuzio, created a large lit-up display showing the words “Love Lives here.”

Matt shared, “Bent coat hanger wires into the letters and tied the rope lights to the wire to make that happen. It took many hours, eight to 10 hours, I think, of labor to put that together.”  

It has since become an annual tradition for the neighborhood on Dunkirk Road, Towson, just north of Baltimore.

Some also added more words of encouragement, such as “Dream” and “Believe.”

“We’re connected. I’m literally, physically attached with our neighbors,” Matt shared. The lights symbolize that “We’re in this together, holding hands together across the road.It’s beautiful, and I’m so excited about it and touched.”

Source: Tank’s Good News