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.
I’m still “re-entering” after our most recent Together Called weekend with The Sparrow Fund. It’s the seventh year we’ve had the privilege of serving adoptive and foster couples at this spectacular marriage retreat event. Each year always carries special memories, but I think 2019 has been my favorite to date. We experienced such deep conversation...
If you’ve been my friend on Facebook for the last two years, you’ve undoubtedly seen me share about a boy named Grayson. I met him in 2017 while visiting a Chinese orphanage and fell head over heels in love with him. It’s been two years since he changed my world and I still think of...
I am so in awe of these jie jies, as they call themselves. The big sisters who dedicate their days to caring for and loving so many precious children. My words seem inadequate, so I’ll share through pictures some tiny glimpses of these women who so selflessly give of themselves every day.
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...
Received our #OhHappyDay tees in the mail the other day, which definitely meant I needed to snap a few pictures in the field. I love these shirts especially because we were able to meet and love on the precious boy who inspired them. Can’t wait to see him come home to his family!
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