Our Trinity Family
Built on a foundation of multiple generations of familial strength, Andrew and Brie Wiens married on June 19th, 2010.
Since then they have been on a journey to DREAM Together in their marriage. Literally.
Andrew's wedding vows were to be Deliberate with, Respectful of, Enjoy, Assist, and March on with Brie throughout all of life.
Over the next several years, they learned what it looked like to dream and to champion each other's dreams into reality. They dreamed of backpacking around the country, finding a powerful and loving God, growing apple trees, redesigning a kitchen, touching others with the power and love of God, and building a family.
With the birth of their first son, Andrew again made vows, this time of fatherhood, to BUILD: Bless, Undergird, Immerse, Lavish, and Discipline their children. Over the years, they have been building Together on the foundation of generations of wisdom poured into them from parents and grandparents as well as wisdom from a variety of resources made available because of the incredible time they live in (key influential resources listed below). As they continued to DREAM Together, they also continued to BUILD to be able to lead their family of five children.
Beyond Dreams of family, they continued to explore other Together Dreams outside their home. Over the course of several years, Andrew and Brie united on a passion to SERVE (See, Embrace, Reform, Vision, Encourage) Together by equipping a generation to put out the fires of broken families. With this vision, A Trinity Family was "birthed" where the three elements of Dream-Build-Serve twist and dance together to champion and bolster each other in a family where all belong and find meaning. With several small kids and Andrew still working as a site coordinator at an after-school program, they started developing and disseminating resources for children, youth, and "the second" generation.
Their dreams continued to get bigger and their heart of service increased as they did the slow, steady work to build themselves capable and competent in each new task ahead of them. They have taken several risks, both in business and family, resulting in many failures peppered with successes, but all was done Together. Along the way, they have gained much wisdom and insight for family and life.
Andrew and Brie are working to experience the greatest health possible in their home as they inspire others to the same.
Healthy individuals work to continuously grow their rooted spirit, learning mind, playful soul, connected heart, and vital body. When individuals are growing in health in all of these areas, they promote healthy homes where children find belonging and meaning.
Healthy homes support children, and thus a society, that can flourish.
Book List
Favorite Resources
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Family Life
Loving our Kids on Purpose by Danny Silk
Parenting with Love and Logic by Cline, M.D. & Fay
The Supernatural Ways of Royalty by Vallotton & Johnson
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Gaskin
The Vaccine-Friendly Plan by Thomas, M.D. & Margulis, Ph. D.
The Peacemaker by Sande
The Renaissance Kids by Shupe
Hold on to Your Kids by Mate & Neufeld
A Thomas Jefferson Education and others by DeMille
Growing Up, Not Out by Wiens
Making Manly by Wiens
Play by Brown M.D. & Vaughan
Essays & poems by Wendall Berry
Common Prayer by Claiborne, Wilson-Hartgrove, et. al.
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Leadership
Team of Rivals and others by Goodwin
Start with Why and others by Sinek
Benjamin Franklin and others by Isaacson
Mornings on Horseback and others by McCullough
The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom and others by DeMille
Know What You're FOR by Henderson & Maxwell
Coddling the American Mind by Haidt & Lukianoff
Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Range by David Epstein
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Spiritual
Hosting the Presence and others by Johnson
Crazy Love by Chan
The Heavenly Man by Hun & Hattaway
Birthing the Miraculous by Baker
John G. Lake by Liardon
The Four Loves and others by Lewis
Kingdom, Grace, Judgement and others by Capon
The Threshold Covenant and others by H. Clay Trumbull
Soil and Sacrament by Bahnson
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Man of Blessing: A Life of St. Benedict by Butcher
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Physical Health
Nourishing Traditions by Fallon & Enig
Move Your DNA and others by Bowman
Maternal Fitness by Tupler R.N.
Healthy & Free by Johnson
How to Grow Your Own Vegetables by Jeavons
The Tao of Vegetable Gardening and others by Deppe
Supper of the Lamb by Capon
Forage, Harvest, Feast by Viljoen
The Wildcrafting Brewer and others by Baudar
The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by Asher & Katz
The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Falk
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Read Aloud
Little Women & Little Men (and others) by Alcott
The Secret Garden & The Little Princess by Burnett
Paddington by Bond
Little Britches Series by Moody
Peter Pan by Barrie
The Chronicles of Narnia by Lewis
Charlotte's Web & Trumpet of the Swan by White
Little House Series by Wilder
Guardian Series by Joyce
Winnie-the-Pooh by Milne
Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss
Black Beauty by Sewell
Love Does for Kids by Goff
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by O'Brien
Penrod by Tarkington
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Robinson
The Railway Children by Nesbit
Heidi by Spyri
Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery
Beauty and the Beast by de Villeneuve