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.
This coming school year will be our sixth as a homeschool family! We’ll be using Claritas Classical Academy’s Cycle 2 memory work as the backbone for most of our studies. As usual, I’ve put a reading list together to correspond with our history memory work. Also, I’ve included a list of books to compliment our...
It’s easy for the entire summer to pass by without me being intentional about reading to the children, so making a list helps me stay accountable to myself. I love to read aloud with them, but I can often get caught up in checking off items from my personal to-do list over the summer (especially...
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...
He’s been working so hard on his preschool skills these last few months. When we go downstairs to the school room he runs to his desk and declares, “Ma, I READY!” It’s just adorable. And such a difference compared to where we were two years ago! He used to get mad at me when I’d...
Our homeschool Chinese studies may be on a Christmas break, but I am in the midst of some serious cram sessions to learn as much Pǔtōng huà as possible. Why? Because I’m heading back to China, the “middle country,” very soon! I was recently offered the very special opportunity to return with a small group...
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Thank you for all your hard work! Our co-op is using your list and appreciate it so much.
Danielle, thank you so much for that feedback! I’m so glad to hear that the list is being used well by others! I hope you’re having a wonderful school year!