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 can’t believe it, but we just had our Classical Conversations end-of-the-year ceremony! It was a great event and all of the children got to share a little of what they’ve learned. Angel’s class presented John 1:1-7 in Latin, Lovebug’s class presented the Preamble, and Sunshine’s class presented Week 2’s sentence about the Pilgrims. I...
We had an impromptu visit with some dear friends this past week. It took a little awhile for the boys to feel comfortable, but it became pretty clear that they remembered each other. The last time they saw each other was at Dumpling’s homecoming, but they spent three years together in the orphanage. Sweet M....
This will be our fourth year homeschooling and second time studying Cycle 1 with our Classical Conversations community, so we already have a book collection going. I’ve added a bunch of new ones too though. I may still add a few if they are good fits, but I’ll be working from this list. Many weeks...
Today marks 5 months that Dumpling has been in our arms. It also marks about 2 months of him seeking me out as “mama” and “mom” and “mommy.” I had to work hard for those titles though, they didn’t come easily. For the first couple months, he didn’t refer to me or DH as anything....
When the kids suggested pulling out the sprinkler over the weekend, I thought they were crazy. But DH completely supported the idea, so I certainly wasn’t going to let my doubting Thomas self stand in their way. Everyone got suited up, beach towels were collected, and sunscreen was applied. And it felt absolutely amazing to...
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