Kristin Peddicord (Dollywood Insider 2017-2018) was born and raised in East Tennessee. She’s a proud wife, grateful mama, photographer, blogger, adoption advocate, farmhouse lover, and silver leader with Young Living Essential Oils. She is the founder of Joy in the Waiting, a blog created to encourage mamas and future mamas to find joy in the waiting. Growing up near Dollywood, Kristin and her family visited often and she has many childhood memories there. She wants to continue that family tradition and recreate those same memories with her family while also making new traditions. Kristin is excited to share her decades of knowledge about Dollywood, her love of Dollywood’s Splash Country, and her newest obsession which is the DreamMore Resort and Spa! You can follow Kristin on Instagram at Joyinthewaiting and Tennessee_farmhouse.