ADOPTION

ADOPTION · Dumpling · Me

A big step!
March 22, 2015July 27, 2018

Tomorrow is a big day for Dumpling! He gets his hearing aids! He rocked his follow-up audiology test and ear…

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ADOPTION · Adoption Parenting · BOOK REVIEWS

Forever Mom {Book Review}
March 6, 2015July 27, 2018

Mary Ostyn published Forever Mom in October 2014, and I recently found it while researching adoption parenting books. After another…

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ADOPTION · Angel · Dumpling

My real camera
February 18, 2015September 2, 2018

It doesn’t get dusted off much these days, but I’m trying to remember to pull it out now and then….

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ADOPTION · Angel · Dumpling · Lovebug · Sunshine

On Feb 6, 2014
February 9, 2015September 2, 2018

On February 6, 2014, I saw this precious boy’s face for the first time. I knew immediately that he was…

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ADOPTION · Dumpling · HOMESCHOOL · Sunshine

Glimpses
February 5, 2015September 2, 2018

I’ve been so busy trying to survive and figure out our new normal over the past two months that I…

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

One month!
December 23, 2014September 2, 2018

He’s been in our arms for one month, so crazy! The time has flown by in many ways, but also…

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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.

ADOPTION

A big step!

Forever Mom {Book Review}

My real camera

On Feb 6, 2014

Glimpses

One month!

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