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Jessica and Blake Distin pose for photos at their home in Jacksonville, N.C. Jessica wrote a first-person account of how it felt to meet her in-laws for the first time at Christmas. Photo credit: Davis Turner

The True Christmas Gift of Family Brought Her Comfort

By Jessica Distin7 min read

She was nervous about meeting her in-laws on the first Christmas with her fiancé’s family.

Jessica Distin with husband Blake at a front door with a wreath hanging on it

Welcomed with Open Arms

By Jessica Distin7 min read

Her first Christmas with her fiancé’s family was nerve-racking enough. What really scared her, though, was their faith.

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