Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.
Faith over fear.
Ephesians 2:8-10
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbs and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.
I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
With Lunar New Year quickly approaching, it’s a terrific time to add a few titles to our China library! Especially given that we were just studying a little bit of Chinese history during the Middle Ages, these new titles are perfectly timed. We read through all but the last of these books in the same...
Over the last several years, our book collection has taken on a life of its own and become more than just a collection. So before we officially started the new school year, I wanted to organize them in a way that made everything easier to find. I searched Pinterest and found a great resource that...
I’m a few days late on this post, but Happy Dragon Boat Festival or Duān Wǔ Jié Kuài Lè! Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar to commemorate on of China’s greatest patriots, scholars, and poets: Qu Yuan. He threw himself into the river after hearing the news that...
It’s All Chinese to Me was published in 2009 as a general introduction to Chinese culture and etiquette. It’s meant to be a quick, funny read, not an in-depth study. Overall, I think it’s a great place to start for first time travelers and adoptive parents who have never visited China. It’s a decent “survival...
I love books. LOVE BOOKS. You can find books in just about every room of my house. I’m not sure my husband appreciates my book obsession, but hopefully my children will. At least one day. I also love celebrating my Chinese children’s birth heritage. We have a lot of fun with Spring Festival. One of...
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