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 herbal remedies 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.
Yes, with 20 of our best xiǎo péng yǒu, we made sensory bottles. It was such a hit. It was also a little bittersweet because it was the last activity we did with them before saying goodbye. But seeing the sensory bottles in a video of their Spring Festival celebrations, weeks after we had been...
I didn’t even know Kombucha was a thing until December when I was looking into starting sourdough baking again. When I saw it on the Cultures for Health site, I made a mental note to go back later to see what it was all about. Then a few weeks later, a friend was trying to...
Today was a big day for my sweet girl! She’ll have her hardware for about 2 years while her new smile slowly works into place. I almost didn’t get the before shot, but I managed to grab it as we were walking out the door this morning. I don’t think she was all that excited...
I learned to make dumplings a few years ago when we hosted an exchange student from China. Everyone in the family enjoys eating them, and the process is so fun! Making dumplings, or jiǎozi, is definitely a social family affair – it’s meant to be shared as a group! We enjoy making and eating them...
Because they are fearfully and wonderfully and perfectly made in His image. Because they are known by Him. Because He calls them by name. Because they are claimed as His sons and daughters, despite their circumstances. Because they matter. And because I don’t ever want to forget.
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