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Cookie Baking
December 10, 2014September 2, 2018

Cookie baking? He was a big fan. He sat and waited for the next step patiently, and then eagerly participated…

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ADOPTION · Angel · Dumpling · Lovebug · Sunshine

Trimming the tree
December 10, 2014September 2, 2018

We typically pull up the tree and decorate it on the day after Thanksgiving, but we all agreed to wait…

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ADOPTION · Connected Parenting · DH · Dumpling

Bonding over noodles
December 9, 2014September 2, 2018

He’s quickly realizing how awesome and funny his daddy is. And I love to watch their relationship blossom.

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ADOPTION · Dumpling

First few days home
December 8, 2014September 2, 2018

We’ve been relaxing and “cocooning,” working on teaching Dumpling who our family is and what it means to have a…

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ADOPTION · Adoption Trip · Angel · DH · Dumpling · Lovebug · Me · Sunshine

Homecoming
December 8, 2014September 2, 2018

After our parents picked us up at the airport, the drove us home – about a 3 hour drive. We…

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ADOPTION · Adoption Trip · Angel · DH · Dumpling · Lovebug · Me · Sunshine

Home feels awesome
December 4, 2014September 2, 2018

I don’t have the brain power to write much more, but we are home and Dumpling is now a U.S….

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Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Community Herbalist

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.

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