Hey there, my name is Kristen!

I'm a single momma of three wonderful children, and let me tell you, life has certainly been a journey!

Being a single mother has taught me so much about life, faith, and the incredible faithfulness of God.

There have been seasons when I didn't know how I was going to make things work. Times when I felt overwhelmed by the responsibilities of raising three children, wondering if I was doing enough or if I could somehow do more.

As a mother, you want to give your children everything they need. You want to protect them, provide for them, guide them, and make sure they never feel like they're missing anything.

But the reality is, I'm only one person. And there have been many times when I simply couldn't do it all.

But where I have fallen short, God has been faithful to fill in the gaps.

He has been our Provider, our Protector, and our source of strength. When I didn't have the answers, He taught me to trust Him. When I felt inadequate, He reminded me that His grace was sufficient.

And when I worried about the things my children might be missing, I began to find peace in knowing that they have a Heavenly Father who loves them more than I could ever comprehend.

God has been faithful to our family, and I have seen His hand at work in ways I never could have imagined.

But my journey hasn't only been about learning to trust God as a single mother. It's also been about discovering who I am in Christ and experiencing the freedom that comes from knowing His love.

For much of my life, I struggled with fear, anxiety, depression, guilt, and feelings of inadequacy. I allowed so many of those struggles to shape the way I saw myself.

I believed thoughts that told me I wasn't good enough, that I would fail, or that I would never truly overcome the things I was battling.

But as I began growing in my relationship with the Lord and understanding His love for me, my perspective began to change.

I began to realize that the things I struggled with were not who I was.

For a long time, I would say things like "my depression" or "my anxiety." But eventually, I made a personal decision to stop referring to those struggles as mine.

Why?

Because I no longer wanted to speak about them as though they belonged to me or were part of my identity.

They were things I had experienced, things I had struggled with, but they were not who God created me to be.

My identity is not found in depression, anxiety, fear, or my past mistakes. My identity is found in Jesus Christ.

And that realization has brought so much freedom into my life.

Now, does that mean I never struggle with anxious thoughts, sadness, fear, or difficult seasons anymore?

Absolutely not!

I'm still human. I still have hard days. I'm still learning and growing.

But there is a difference in how I see those struggles now.

I don't have to allow every thought to become my truth. I don't have to allow fear to make my decisions. And I don't have to define myself by something I'm walking through.

I can acknowledge that I'm struggling without making that struggle my identity.

I can experience a difficult season without believing that season defines the rest of my life.

And perhaps one of the most beautiful things I've learned is that I don't have to earn God's love by getting everything right.

I don't have to be a perfect mother, a perfect Christian, or have my whole life figured out before I can rest in His grace.

He loves me right where I am.

The more I have grown in understanding His love, the more freedom I've experienced in my mind and in the way I live my life.

And that is really the heart behind Kristen's Fearless Living.

Not that we will never experience fear or face difficult circumstances, but that we can learn to walk through those things without allowing them to control or define us.

My hope is that through sharing my experiences, the things God has taught me, and the practical encouragement I've found along the way, you too will be reminded of who you are in Him.

No matter what you've experienced, what you're struggling with, or what mistakes you've made, your story isn't over.

God knows your past, your present, and your future. Nothing catches Him by surprise.

And His love is not something you have to earn.

You are so much more than what you've been through.

My prayer is that you will continue discovering the freedom, peace, and courage that come from knowing just how deeply you are loved by Him.

God bless you, My Fearless Friends!

With love,

Kristen