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’m a few days late on this post, but Happy Dragon Boat Festival or Duān Wǔ Jié Kuài Lè! Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar to commemorate on of China’s greatest patriots, scholars, and poets: Qu Yuan. He threw himself into the river after hearing the news that...
I was excited to see this book, After They Are Yours, written by Brian Borgman, had recently been published. It claimed to offer a transparent, raw story of adoption from a Christian perspective that shared about the difficulties adoptive parents sometimes face. The 12 reviews were glowing, and it sounded like a fantastic book based...
I started reading No-Drama Discipline months back but didn’t completely finish it up until last week. In my opinion (for what that’s worth), I think this book should be on every parent’s bookshelf and referred back to often. This is Siegel’s recently published follow-up companion to The Whole Brain Child, and it’s so worth the...
Ten years ago right now, I was waiting on this beauty to make her debut. I had started with contractions at 4am. Once they were 5 minutes apart, we went to the hospital. I was told I was “not in enough pain” and wouldn’t be admitted, despite being 5cm dilated. A quick trip to McDonald’s...
We celebrated four years with Sunshine yesterday. I can hardly believe it’s been four years since we first met. Four years! She is such a delight and it’s an enormous pleasure to be her mama. I can’t imagine life without this precious girl! Happy Family Day to my beautiful daughter!
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