Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Family 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.
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...
After quite a sabbatical, we finally started back to Chinese lessons with our favorite lǎo shī, Mei! We are meeting in her apartment in the city for lessons, which is great for me because I get to cuddle her sweet new bundle of sugar, spice, and everything nice. Everyone had a blast, including Lovebug, who...
You may remember that my husband and I traveled with our three children (ages 9, 7, and 4) to bring our newest son home at the end of 2014. To make our trip as successful as possible, we did a lot of planning and preparation ahead of time. We talked with our children beforehand. A...
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 am so excited that we started studying Mandarin Chinese together this past school year. Because of our ties to China and our intentions of multiple trips there in the future, my husband and I felt it was an important skill for the children to learn. Also, with so many people using Mandarin globally, it...
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