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.
I was recently urged by an adoptive mama friend and fellow homeschooler to read Oliver DeMille’s A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century. It’s been on my wish list for quite some time, so it seemed like a perfect time to review it. It was a fairly quick read...
As of Monday, Bridges Classical Community is officially out for the summer! It was such a rewarding year, but we are all looking forward to the break! I’m planning on reading quite a bit with the children this summer, as well as drilling memory work. We also have a small amount of math to catch...
We’ve grown together a lot over this past year. These precious souls have made up my Bridges Classical Community class, and I have to say, it has been pure joy to tutor them every Monday. Some days were a little crazier than others, but we laughed a lot and learned even more. Though I enjoyed...
My Daddy has been on my mind more than usual over the past few days. Maybe it’s the change in weather, my daughter’s new affinity for the Y2K Country station on XM, or because there is so much I want to tell him. Whatever the cause, everything seems to be reminding me of him these...
Having the extra outdoor space on our property means more creative inspiration for gardening! And it was a perfect day to spend planting new flower seeds! I’ve wanted “lovely purple irises” since my college sorority days, so today we planted 50 bulbs! I’m not sure if they’ll bloom this season, but hopefully they will grace...
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