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 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.
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...
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...
When I was asked to help plan a sprinkle shower for my sweet friend, I was happy for the chance to celebrate another special child coming home from China! I didn’t take many pictures at the event unfortunately, but we had a great time celebrating with my dear mama friend. I pulled out all of...
I love growing our adoption book library. It’s so fun to learn about other families’ favorite books, so I thought I’d share our adoption-themed favorites. Some are more favorite than others, but we’ve read them all. A handful are China-related, but could still be great for children not adopted from China. Some simply have fantastic...
I love the versatility and flexibility of fried rice! I admit I am somewhat new to cooking it, and I have absolutely no idea why I waited for so long. It’s the best “throw all of your leftovers together” side dish without needing any measurements for anything. I had 2 cups of rice (maybe a...
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