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 teaching fine arts to my favorite upper school students at our incredible classical Christian school, 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 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.
My first introduction to Duān Wǔ Jié, or Dragon Boat Festival, was in June of 2011 when my husband and I were in China to adopt our daughter. It was the first time I had ever stepped foot on Chinese soil. I knew very little about Chinese holidays and even less about Chinese culture. So...
In honor of Duān Wǔ Jié, or Dragon Boat Festival, I thought I’d share the recipe for a traditional Chinese side dish. It is not a dish that is cooked to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, but it is one that I ate often in China. I finally just made it in my kitchen last night...
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 really enjoy celebrating the major Chinese holidays, which typically involve eating lots of delicious food. We had a Dragon Boat feast over the weekend while at the beach. It was so yummy, very hao chi. I picked up the traditional Dragon Boat Festival food, zongzi, from our local Asian food market. Then we also...
If you are an international adoptive mama like me, chances are that you didn’t inherently know everything about your child’s birth culture. Unless you spent years living in their birth country, it takes a lot of research and learning to feel like you might really have a sense of the people, the traditions, and the...
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