Hello world, I'm Kristen

It's been a few years since I've given this blog thing a shot. I'm hoping that this can be a place where I can process the many ideas and feelings I have at any given time (and there's a lot.) I feel things deeply and passionately and it's always helped to write and explain, so here I am. I guess I'll begin with a few things about me:

• I am a sinner saved by grace. I'm not perfect and I'll never claim to be. I'll never have all the answers or truly understand why Jesus thought I was worth saving. But praise God He did. 
• I'm a total nerd/geek/dork. I'm a lover of puns, books, games, movies, musical theater, and a ton of other things that makes me super weird to most people, but I think I can deal with that. 
• I'm very passionate about mental health. I'll probably write a lot on the topic. I'm studying to be a counselor and currently working with those struggling with mental health and addiction. And, as I'm sure I'll write about my own mental health struggle as well, I've also been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety and Social Anxiety. 
• I'm an introvert (ISFJ for all you MBTI folks) and prefer to be at home with my cat, Jemma, most days. But that doesn't mean I hate people. It means people are exhausting. So if I spend time with you, it's worth the exhaustion to me. 
• I may talk some about my physical health journey. I'm not in shape in any form (except round), but I'm hoping to do better about that. I need to be better about that just for self-care purposes. In doing that, I've started distributing Advocare products but I'm not sure how that's going to play in yet.

I'm not the smartest person or the best writer, but I do hope that this can be a platform where I can process and maybe open someone else's eyes to view things from a different perspective.

Until next time,
Kristen