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.
My super thoughtful husband and four sweet loves woke me up on Sunday to deliver breakfast in bed (including bacon!), homemade cards, gifts, flowers, I love yous, and more hugs and kisses than anyone could ever ask for. It was perfect Mother’s Day bliss. Through all of the morning pampering, I couldn’t help but reflect...
Chinese Bāozi is a much-loved dish in our family, so I was really looking forward to making it from scratch! Homemade always tastes more delicious than store-bought, at least in my opinion. There’s something special about freshly-made homemade dough, though it can be somewhat time consuming to pull together. Stuffing the buns could be a...
My Daddy has been on my mind more than usual over the past few days. Maybe it’s the change in weather, my daughter’s new affinity for the Y2K Country station on XM, or because there is so much I want to tell him. Whatever the cause, everything seems to be reminding me of him these...
Having the extra outdoor space on our property means more creative inspiration for gardening! And it was a perfect day to spend planting new flower seeds! I’ve wanted “lovely purple irises” since my college sorority days, so today we planted 50 bulbs! I’m not sure if they’ll bloom this season, but hopefully they will grace...
It’s been 9 months since the journey began to request county services for my littlest guy. After assessments, waiting, and many, many, many meetings (with all four children in tow every time) to change and tweak his IEP, confirmation just arrived in the mail that he was exited from services. Before he ever even started. ...
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