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...
I learned to make dumplings a few years ago when we hosted an exchange student from China. Everyone in the family enjoys eating them, and the process is so fun! Making dumplings, or jiǎozi, is definitely a social family affair – it’s meant to be shared as a group! We enjoy making and eating them...
The art class in the park was simply amazing. I can’t truly describe what it was like to watch all of the children work with their own set of watercolor paints as they made stunning one-of-a-kind works of art. They didn’t waste any time and took on their assignments so creatively. The sight was just...
The translation for “pretty” in Mandarin is “piao liang.” I feel like I walked around this beautiful city saying piao liang to myself. Hen piao liang, very pretty. I love the rich culture and history of this country.
It was quite an adventure to make it to China with a broken plane and a re-route through Tokyo, but we finally arrived in Guangzhou after almost 36 hours of travel! Woohoo! We spent a day doing some shopping and sightseeing. I had so much fun capturing all of the gorgeous sights through my lens. ...
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