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 herbs 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.
Lunar New Year is fast approaching! Our celebrations have morphed over the years, especially depending on the season of life and ages of children. Some years are more festive, while others simply get a “Happy New Year” and a nice meal for recognition. Although we’re trying to establish a few traditions for the children, we...
One of the Lunar New Year decorating highlights for our family is decorating the tree! The Chinese New Year ornaments go up the same day our Christmas ornaments come down. We love this tradition! As adoptive parents, my husband and I want to share Chinese culture with our children while they are young and still...
Our family has so much fun decorating for Lunar New Year. Once the Christmas decorations come down, the Spring Festival decorations go up. A little more is added each year to our growing collection, and I love seeing the house transform into a festive Chinese New Year celebration. We started out small but now have...
As Christmas activities come to a close and decorations come down, our family is just beginning to gear up for our Chinese New Year celebration. With one third of our family being Chinese-born, we try to make a valiant attempt to incorporate Chinese culture into our lives. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we don’t. Either way,...
I love books. LOVE BOOKS. You can find books in just about every room of my house. I’m not sure my husband appreciates my book obsession, but hopefully my children will. At least one day. I also love celebrating my Chinese children’s birth heritage. We have a lot of fun with Spring Festival. One of...
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