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 teaching fine arts to my favorite upper school students at our incredible classical Christian school, 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 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.
This current school season has ushered in so many activities and sports events, I actually cannot believe how busy we’ve been given all of this Covid mess! Truly thankful, though, for the opportunity and privilege to keep my kiddos active with social groups and sports teams. They need it so badly. What a gift! Of...
The Instant Pot is one of the most versatile tools in my kitchen. I LOVE my Instant Pot for so many reasons. Though I don’t tend to make many one-dish meals, I do use it for lots of other tasks, like making bone broth, elderberry syrup, and yogurt. I also really love to steam fresh...
I know consuming dairy is a highly debated topic in the nutrition world, but as of now, we are a dairy-eating family. We stick to mostly grass-fed, whole-fat, organic dairy, and buy everything we can from a local farm. We don’t eat dairy with every meal, but we do have several standy-by meals that we...
I am clearly on a slow cooker kick as of late. It must be the cooler weather coupled with the (much) busier homeschool schedule, because I’ve been using my crock pot more often recently! It makes life so much easier when I’m not home at the time I’d normally be making dinner. We still get...
If you ask me, fall is the season of soups. But then again, so is winter, spring … and, well, summer too. Ha! This Buffalo Chicken Chili is one that I definitely make year round. Not only is it incredibly easy, everyone smiles and exclaims a resounding, “YES!” when they find out that it’s for...
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