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.
I went through some of my picture files (the year 2012 actually) this morning to make space for my China trip. Because, you know, my macbook is considered an ancient dinosaur and doesn’t work well unless it has at least 100GB of space available. And with only 500GB of space total … well that’s a...
After the littles were put to bed and we binge watched several episodes of Once Upon A Time, we pulled out the monopoly game. I admit I wasn’t thrilled to play because I always lose when I’m up against hubby (I know, I know … I’m a sore loser). But in a total upset, I...
Our homeschool Chinese studies may be on a Christmas break, but I am in the midst of some serious cram sessions to learn as much Pǔtōng huà as possible. Why? Because I’m heading back to China, the “middle country,” very soon! I was recently offered the very special opportunity to return with a small group...
I had so much fun adding touches of Christmas to the house this season. Last year, we moved in right before Christmas and then spent the holiday in Texas, so we barely got a tree up, let alone decorate the house. But this year, it was fun to see our home become festive for the...
Mr. Lovebug achieved black belt back in August, but he finally got to lay eyes on his new trophy and certificate last Friday. It takes about 6 months for everything to be official with Korea. But now that the deal is done, he is an internationally recognized black belt and his room is sporting this...
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