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.
Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is quickly approaching on October 4th! Tomorrow! As we send our children off to school with love (or in my case, send them to the dining room table), I can’t help but reflect on all for which I’m thankful. During this incredibly busy season, the famous Moon Festival holiday offers an...
This year, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival falls on September 15. It is a day of Thanksgiving and gratitude for the Chinese, when families reunite and give thanks for the harvest and family unity. It falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month (in September or October) when the moon is bright and full...
Hubby and I sat outside and watched the coolest total lunar eclipse on the night of Moon Festival. I don’t pretend to know anything about astronomy or how to photograph the wonders of the sky. But I was overwhelmed by the beauty we witnessed. God truly is the best artist. It’s really unfathomable to think...
In addition to making Moon Cookies, we spent part of our Saturday afternoon reading all about the Moon Festival. Sunshine, in particular, was fascinated with hearing the stories of the Jade Rabbit and Chang’e. She’s getting to the age where she wants to know about her Chinese heritage and enjoys listening to the stories. This...
I know it’s traditional to make Moon Cakes for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, but we like Moon Cookies better. And I’m positive they’re quite a bit easier to create as well. So in preparation for the holiday yesterday, I baked our moon cookies on Saturday with the help of my littlest two. It was such...
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