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.
Especially with two of my children having been born in China, we love to incorporate authentic(ish) meals that honor their birth heritage into our meal planning. Plus, we just love Asian food! This dinner recipe hits all of the yumminess checkboxes. And the best part is that it’s loaded with wholesome nutrition! If you enjoy...
I don’t know about you, but I love meatloaf. It was the meal I often requested my parents make when I came home for college breaks. It’s one of my top comfort foods, and I still use my Daddy’s recipe. His version had a lot of processed ingredients and while I haven’t completely eliminated them,...
You may have noticed that I’ve been absent for about … the last … eh, 8 months or so. Man, it’s crazy how time flies! This is the longest blogging sabbatical I’ve ever taken, and it wasn’t even intentional. I’ll share a quick update and then leave you with one of my family’s go-to crockpot...
This Garlic Tuscan Chicken recipe has been morphed from the popular one on Pinterest to fit our needs. It feels like it will take a long time to get it served because it’s prepared on the stove, but it’s actually quite quick to pull together. Though I use organic heavy cream for the sauce, this...
I am clearly on a slow cooker kick as of late. It must be the cooler weather coupled with the (much) busier homeschool schedule, because I’ve been using my stoneware crock pot more often recently! It makes life so much easier when I’m not home at the time I’d normally be making dinner. We still...
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