Kristin

Full Name : Kristin  Elisabeth Swinford

Birthday : December 15, 1977

Birthplace : Jackson, Missouri

Background : Kristin came to know the Lord at a young age as she was also raised in a Christian  home. As a teenager, Kristin attended a Christian Youth Crusade  it was there that she realized God's calling for her in the music ministry. After     her first year of college studying classical voice piano, she moved to  St. Louis to join a contemporary Christian singing group called Spirit  Wing. There she had the opportunity to travel with the youth  throughout Missouri and surrounding states. It was through that experience that she realized it was time to pursue her music ministry full time. God led her to Nashville in 1998 to study music at Belmont University where her sense of calling in music was solid, though her place in ZOEgirl was  still a year from realization.

Siblings : None.

High School : Jackson   High School.

College : University School of Music, Missouri Baptist College,  Belmont  University.

Current Residence : Nashville, Tennessee.

Hobbies : Playing  piano, hiking, mountain biking with my Boyfriend, cuddling with my cat Gallagher, shopping.  I love to go to antique stores.

Church : West  End Community Church.

Car : '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

When I was a  kid, I wanted to grow up and be : A singer and an actress.

Now that I am grown up I want to be : I  am doing exactly what I want and love to do.

The best  part of being in Zoegirl is : Seeing  the effect our music.

The most difficult part of being in Zoegirl is : It's hard to make time for myself, friends, and  family. Because of what we do, we have to keep our schedules constantly open and flexible. That makes it  really hard to make plans, because it seems like something always comes up and  keeps me from following through with them. As a result, I don't get to go home and visit my family very much.

I love to hang out at: My apartment curled up on my couch watching a movie.

My idea of having fun is : Going  to a movie and; eating chocolate, Twizzlers and popcorn.

Instruments I play : Piano and some guitar.

I wish I could live in : I've  always wanted to live where I could have a body of water, Mountains,  the woods in the same place.

Spiritual influence : Pastor  Etherton, who was my pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church when I was growing up.

Nicknames : Chrissy  calls me Tristin.

The best advice anyone ever gave me is : My dad always told me, in life you have to work hard. Nobody will hand  things to you on a silver platter.

Favorite Color : Pink