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, that’s correct! For a short time at least. Hubby and I were selected for the Empowered to Connect Train-the-Trainer course, which we just started this week. It’s an 8-week program that will equip us to lead local adoptive and foster parents through Empowered to Connect parent trainings. We are grateful for the opportunity to...
The kids recently found the sweetest little box turtle on the property! We still haven’t agreed on a name, but we made her (we think she’s a “she”) a temporary habitat so we can get to know her. We plan on letting her go soon, but we’re going to keep the habitat in case we...
If I haven’t shared how much I am in love with living in the country, let me be clear that I LOVE living in the country. This move was simply the right fit for our family and we’ve enjoyed everything that comes along with the change. We’ve discovered a whole world that we knew existed,...
It’s been a very busy few weeks! We had a wonderful visit with our Texas cousins 2 weeks ago and then headed off to the beach to spend some QT with one of our favorite families. While the cousins were here, I was able to snap a few pictures of all of the children together. ...
In honor of Duān Wǔ Jié, or Dragon Boat Festival, I thought I’d share the recipe for a traditional and popular Chinese side dish. It is not a dish that is cooked to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, but it is one that I ate often in China. It was actually one of my favorite dishes...
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