We ended the day with a Christmas party at Harry and Debbie Slayden's home. 
Harry and Debbie have a beautiful home which was beautifully decorated for Christmas.
Lynn Moreau and Jean Bazemore enjoyed chatting and snacking.
Joe Evans and his wife Charlotte posing with my wife Charlotte.
Debbie and Harry had prepared a huge feast. 
Then Lewis Myers led the group in singing some Christmas carols.
Charlotte and Pat Sharon hammed it up.
Then we started smelling something burning. We narrowed the smell to the hallway outside the downstairs bathroom. The wall felt hot so Harry called the Fire Department. When they arrived they had to dig into the wall.
Debbie was pretty shaken when they started digging into her wall.
The fire trucks created quite a commotion in the otherwise quiet neighborhood.
The Battalion Chief showing the Slaydens the source of the problem.
The problem was an electric wire that had shorted out because a staple (holding the insulation in place) had been nailed directly into the wire. The paper backing on the insulation was burned. The Slaydens were fortunate that the problem was discovered before the fire spread.
The fireman getting some last minute information from Harry before the fire department left.It really was a Christmas party to remember. No one would want that kind of event to interrupt a party when you are hosting dozens of people. But Harry and Debbie handled it all very well. They were gracious hosts. Our class is a praying group and is also a very supportive community. I hope that we were able to be encouragement for Harry and Debbie. They really put on a Christmas party to remember!
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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