Nordhoff was born Kristen Lynn Stora[1][2] on June 24,[3] 1974,[4][5] in Allegan, Michigan.
[6] She suffered with Lyme disease in 2002 where she got a tick bite in 1999, but she has since made a full recovery from illness.
[7] Her subsequent studio album, Downpour, was released on September 10, 2007, with ICC Records.
[8] She won a GMA Dove Award, for Worship Song of the Year at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards, due to her songwriting of her songwriting on "Your Great Name", performed by Natalie Grant on her 2010 studio album, Love Revolution.
[1] She is married to Eric Nordhoff,[3] where together they reside in Franklin, Tennessee, attending Gateway Church located in their hometown, with their three children, two sons and a daughter.