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.
It’s All Chinese to Me was published in 2009 as a general introduction to Chinese culture and etiquette. It’s meant to be a quick, funny read, not an in-depth study. Overall, I think it’s a great place to start for first time travelers and adoptive parents who have never visited China. It’s a decent “survival...
With a dear friend literally on a plane to China as I type, I thought it would be a fun time to write a post about Mandarin apps for Apple products. I published a post about children’s apps awhile back, but these apps helped get me started in my Mandarin studies. They are great options...
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...
We visited a local botanical garden this morning – a fun way to get out and celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary! It was a fun place – lots of interesting things to look at. A few of the children in our group also got bubble guns, which Dumpling just absolutely adored. The utter joy in...
We arrived in Beijing last night! The plane ride over was uneventful and the kids really rocked the whole adventure! We fought to stay up past 7pm, but jet lag won shortly after that. It worked out well though, because we were up bright and early for some Beijing sightseeing. We started with the Great...
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