Designed to Last: Taking it to 11

Authors Dino and Ashley Petrone are in pursuit - pursuit of romance and affection in marriage. On episode #39 the couple are deep diving into how to read what your spouse's needs are romantically. The Petrone pair unpack what they believe most men and women need and the importance of checking in with your spouse because just like us as humans, love languages change. So how can you give wholeheartedly and without hesitation or conviction to your spouse? There is such a benefit of ‘knowing' your spouse and on this week's episode of @designedtolastpodcast, Ashley and Dino fully focus on how to get to a place of listening - and not silencing - the Lord and allowing him to lead you in prayer for your spouse, because if you're praying for others, why wouldn't you be praying for your spouse? The couple are off to Europe next week with their family and will be back with the Podcast June 6th and we are sure they will have many adventures to share! See you then and in case you missed any previous episodes, catch up now!This episode includes discussions of sex and is recommended for mature audiences only.

Despite having their own ‘ideas' for what Dino and Ashley of @arrowsandbow were looking for in their new state of Tennessee, once again, The Lord has other plans. That's right, the pair are in contract on a home - and land - in Tennessee! The Petrone's discuss what led them on the journey to buy land with a home vs building on an open lot and how the kids play a huge role in their more recent decision making. Join them this week on Episode 38 of @designedtolastpodcast as they talk about being guided with open hands through ‘being uncomfortable', their plans for their 11 acre lot and what they are doing until they close on the property - best part? They are taking everyone along for the ride! Share in the ‘uncomfortable' - what do you feel is the most life changing thing you have been through and how has it set you up for further growth?

Dino and Ashley Petrone of @arrowsandbow and ‘Designed to Last' are discussing how ‘awesome' marriage is after a recent conversation they had with someone questioning the value of marriage. The pair known for their ‘upward spiral' challenges speak to the importance of being bonded by the word of God and how wholeheartedly serving our spouses will fortify your marriage. Ash and Dino walk listeners through how to listen to the Lord when ‘our hands are over our ears and the volume is turned way up.' Episode #37 is a must listen for you and your spouse who want to strive to be consistent in marriage and one who longs for a spirit lead relationship. It's all here, this week on @designedtolastpodcast.

On episode #36, Ashley and Dino Petrone of @arrowsandbow and authors of Designed to Last are talking about being led by the Lord. As they embark on some pretty big family lifestyle changes and fresh adventures, they are giving God the respect he deserves and letting him ‘run the show'. They share how His little blessings of clarity can be prepping you for something greater, something bigger. The pair have been wholeheartedly listening and growing with a greater connection with the Lord and are being filled up more than they could have imagined. Ash and Dino discuss what's next - and why they take the leaps they do - simply by listening to Him. This week's episode is comforting and inspiring, connecting with listeners on how accepting your own flaws and sins while stretching out your hand to God will lead to the Lord's healing.

Ashley and Dino Petrone of @arrowsandbow and authors of Designed To Last are making BIG changes and sharing what it takes to invest in those changes, rather than running from them. In episode #35, the spouses discuss what led them to these new life decisions and how putting aside comfort, fear and pride can be life changing in so many ways.You may hear those little whispers from him...are you willing to listen to what He's saying? Let's dive deep with the pair as they really break down what it means to be ‘pruned' by the Lord and how listening to the nudges can be a investment into your life, yourself, your family and more.

It's a huge week for Dino and Ashley of @arrowsandbow as they share some big news and upcoming life changes. As they embark on ‘season 6 of the Petrone chaos', they are sharing what exactly the changes to come are and how they landed on the decisions they have made for their family. The two discuss how getting through the hard things and showing their kids resiliance are the perfect way to learn and teach them from life's challenges. But through it all, they continue to invest in The Kingdom - giving God glory and concentrating on their behavior reflecting the Lord. Episode #34 is a must listen - get ready for the next season of @designedtolast podcast as the family embarks on late Spring adventures in Europe and follow along with the Petrones on their new chapter of adventure and family focus!

Decked out in new gear, Ashley and Dino of @arrowsandbow are dissecting the four pillars of relationship connection this week on Episode #33 of Designed To Last. They break down how to cultivate connection by defining each pillar and sharing thoughts on how the overflow of each into the other can to fulfillment of both parties. Join the pair this week as they discuss intentionality, loving the attributes of your spouse and the importance of putting emphasis on both physical and mental health.

This week, Dino and Ashley of @arrowsandbow are discussing the importance of respect, love, and truth as He would respond - not only in marriage but in everyday relationships. How can you be a person that builds up your people - out of love, not correction - and with Jesus Christ?Connect with them during episode #32 as they consider whether confrontation is sinful, and at the same time how not ‘speaking up' can lead to unfruitful and disruptive relationships. It's another amazing, relatable conversation with the duo that exemplifies how to further your relationship with your spouse, the Lord and in addition friends and family.

The True Christian walk On episode #31 of @designedtolastpodcast, Ashley of (@arrowsandbow)and Dino Petrone are coining the phrase ‘slaying times are good times' and speaking about how through trials you may look to ‘avoid the battle', but by taking the road less taken, fighting the battle and getting through it is what grows us - both in your strength within' yourself and your marriage but also with your relationship with the Lord. This week's episode begs the question, how can we ‘walk the walk' and ‘talk the talk' of christianity, both to allow Him to change the hearts of ourselves and others and forgive the way Christ forgave us? When we ask ‘why Lord' but yet in the same breath say ‘thank you Lord' - how can we continue to thank Him instead of questioning His path? What people are saying: ‘I'm loving the podcast. Last few have hit me different. Like taking notes and writing down reminders. So good. The way you 2 balance and complement each other adds such value. So refreshing to have both perspectives. Thank you!'

Episode 30 has dropped and this week on @designedtolastpodcast with authors Dino Petrone and Ashley Petrone [ @arrowsandbow ] are getting back to FUN and asking the tough question: How do we still find joy and have fun during the trials and hard times in life? Along with ensuring your house is a place of peace, not allowing the outside stresses of the world and work to come home with you and prioritizing ‘getting your house in order”, the couple breaks down how to enjoy your life despite the stress and noise.This week, let's make the goal to find a way to have fun with your spouse, and let's start here - join Ashley and Dino in finding your joy!

After a great week and driven by The Word, Dino and Ashley of @arrowsandbow are officially diving into the new year after a crazy busy and trying 2024. Their goal? Get on the same page of ‘understanding and not convincing' one another during the trials and hard times.After 19 years together, the authors of ‘Designed To Last' talk about leaning on the Lord for not only a path through issues but how to respond as well. Throughout their marriage, the pair chooses to keep fixated on Him over fixating on things out of their control. Listen this week as they talk through how they too, fall into the trap of ‘fighting different fights' and how they come together to be a house undivided.

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As Dino and Ashley Petrone of @arrowsandbow dive into episode #27, they are met with an - often thought to be overwhelming - question: How do you apply meekness within your marriage? After much discussion, the Designed to Last authors, share purging their own reflections on ‘who's right or who's wrong' in their relationship and leaning on the Lord's guidance and direction is a path to meekness. Together they realize that having their own relationship with Him followed by connecting with each other on the Word, only leads to a stronger marriage and finding the ‘common goal'.

Ashley of @arrowsandbow and husband Dino are getting real and raw about the chemical bond through sex in marriage and how serving your spouse brings connection and cohesiveness. 'Christian couples should be having the best sex' and with that, they share their thoughts on maintaining passion, desiring your spouse and setting the intention of being physically close, even with the young children - 'get creative!' Listen as they discuss the importance of sex for creating a bond and depth of intimacy. Making your spouse a priority and having empathy for what they need is the perfect way to create the upward spiral in your marriage.

Dino and Ashley of @arrowsandbow and authors of “Designed To Last” receive an email from a follower sharing their experience of going through an emotional affair and how from listening to the podcast, he found a clear path of how to repair and restore his relationship with his wife. After a stressful week for Dino, he realizes he is shutting off communication and feelings from Ashley - similarly to their follower and. Through thought and process, Dino looks to Ashley to break down the barrier and communicate his thoughts while he looks for guidance, empathy and strength. Through episode #25, Ash and Dino share how letting go of control in marriage, showing support to your partner how they wish to receive it and trusting in Him will indefinitely bring you closer together.

They're back! Dino and Ashley Petrone of @arrowsandbow discuss what they are working towards to ‘simplify' in 2025, practically. The authors of ‘Designed to Last' are asking themselves ‘what do I want my days to look like?' and recognizing priorities in order to break through the unrealistic rules that are put on us through society standards. They discuss how to break down what is working and what is not working and when to take that leap to simplify. The pair shares advice on making small but impactful changes to bring you closer to Him, your family and grow deeper in your marriage. Stay tuned for more as they build on sharing ‘practical advice' in the New Year!

This week, Dino and Ashley Petrone of @arrowsandbow are answering your submitted questions. They are diving deep into their secret unlocking vulnerability to dream as one, the challenge and gift of raising teens, building and maintaining intimacy together and breaking the 'taboo' topic of sin of sex within christianity and marriage. Sharing their own personal stories, and years of learning, this is one you don't want to miss. The Petrtones have big life changes ahead for 2025, and the duo returns January 10th with updates and a fresh take on the new year! 

On Designed to Last Podcast this week, Ashley and Dino, of @arrowsandbow, have a busy, but fulfilling week ahead. Ashley is being called by Him to stretch and grow and with an impending speaking engagement acting as both a motivator and vision for the duo, they find themselves really leaning into listening and who and where to ‘pour everything into'. During this season of life and beyond, who do they want to surround themselves with and why? Gear up as they throw themselves into the season, gear up for a break and see where saying ‘yes' to Him and sharing more on ministry will lead them.

Piggybacking off of last week's episode, Ashley and Dino continue the conversation of what it means to impress your spouse. They get specific about what they each love that the other does to impress them and give general examples of what that could look like for others. As we head into the holiday season the two touch on being thankful and showing appreciation for your spouse and end the episode with the fateful story of Christmas' past (their first Christmas as a married couple).

Kicking off this episode with a hot take, Ashley and Dino of @arrowsandbow are talking about the importance of rest before moving into their intended topic of the episode: impressing your spouse. They discuss the balance of being your own person, while also wanting to impress your spouse and how it's an overall mentality. And they drive home the fact that you shouldn't be doing it out of fear, obligation, or guilt, but out of love for your spouse.

For this week's podcast, Ashley and Dino, of @arrowsandbow, are touching on a topic that often comes along with marriage, and that is parenting. What is their parenting style? Would they consider themselves strict parents? How are they raising their four children to protect them, but also equip them for the world? Hint, it involves a LOT of talking. The two explain how they've combined aspects of their own upbringings in order to ensure they are raising godly children who are able to self-monitor and self-adjust.

Ashley and Dino are getting a little nostalgic and taking it back to when they were newly married, aka children. They are looking back on the commitment they made over 18 years ago and how it's only grown and been made stronger since then, with the help of the Lord, of course. They also touch on how the world often looks at marriage as a sacrifice when in reality there is so much to be gained, what it means to “love the wife of your youth”, what depth of intimacy really means, and how to ask God for the desire to want to make changes in your marriage.

With The Mercantile reopened, Ashley and Dino (of @arrowsandbow) sit down to give a recap of everything God has shown them in the past month. From the blessings, to the hardships, to the opportunities for growth, they're covering what they've experienced and how they've seen God working firsthand in their lives and the people around them. They dive into the topic of growth and how you can ask God for things, but it's up to you to be on the look out for opportunities to flex that muscle you're asking for. And they also touch on how even though the natural inclination is to recoil from hard scenarios, the only way to really experience the blessings of the Lord and his grace is to lean into them. To end, the two give examples of how these learnings can be applied to your marriage.

Diving back into their financial series and wrapping it up with a fourth and final part, Ashley and Dino are getting into their current chapter with The Fox Mercantile. Ash shares where her desire to create a gathering and community space came from, and then the two break down the challenges they've had to face while learning how to open and operate a retail space. They admit that while running The Merc has been one of the hardest things they've done with the least financial reward, it's been the most fulfilling spiritually. And while it may not make sense to some, they share why they'll continue to pour into it until God says otherwise.

Ashley and Dino are back after yet another big hurricane. Two weeks after all three properties were hit by Helene, the duo recounts being directly in the eye of Hurricane Milton. They explain why you definitely shouldn't make decisions in the midst of a hurricane, the importance of not leaning on your own understanding, and how they're continuing to be obedient to Him in hard times. They also give a little insight into where the future of the @arrowsandbow businesses lie when it comes to rebuilding.

.This week Ashley and Dino are giving insight into the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. They discuss the ways they've seen God in this time, whether it's through their employees, the community, people He's handpicked and placed in their lives, or even situations He's protected them from. The two breakdown the impact the storm has had on the @arrowsandbow businesses and what's next as far as rebuilding goes. And through it all, they give the reminder to always look for the good in difficult times.

Continuing on with part three of their financial journey, Ashley and Dino break down their financial learnings as they continue telling their story from the purchase of Chateau Petrone (the black house). They then go into their cross country move, the calculated risk that is now Joie Inn and the birth of The Fox Mercantile. They also touch on how they handle renovations as a couple and even give insight into where the earnings from @arrowsandbow are redirected to. Stay tuned next week for the final part of this financial series!

Ashley and Dino are getting into part two of their finance discussion this week. They continue the story where they left off: their move into the trailer, how much money they lost, everything they gained, and would they do it again. The two really get into how that move allowed God to transform them into completely different people and posture their hearts into each other. Ash touches on how that allowed @arrowsandbow to come to be. And then the pair discusses their move into the Spanish Bungalow and how that completely transformed their financial lives.

This week is part one of Ashley and Dino's journey as a couple when it comes to finances. The pair take it back to their very beginnings as a newly married couple, before kids, before @arrowsandbow, trying to navigate finances for the first time. They start with their differing financial views, what flipped the script, and what they would recommend to their younger selves. Ash and Dino then emphasize the importance of getting on the same page as your spouse when it comes to your financial goals. Stay tuned next week for part 2.

Kicking off this week's episode with a hot take, Ashley and Dino of @arrowsandbow are talking about flexing the muscle of apologizing, before getting into the fun topic at hand: The Pancake Challenge. They break down how it came to be, how their first ever try at the challenge went, and what they learned from it. Ash and Dino also share how dying to ourselves and serving other people leads you to real joy and why the goal of the challenge is to love serving your spouse the way Christ loves the church. Then they encourage you to take the challenge as well.

Ashley and Dino are back from their vacation and after some time to reflect, they want to break down the importance of getting through tough times and trials with your spouse. The pair discusses how these trials can come from external forces pushing their way in or scenarios you're choosing to put yourself through together, but nevertheless it's important to remember that your spouse is not your enemy. They delve into how hard times can be an opportunity for growth and bonding that'll ultimately bring you closer together and close to the Lord.

Ashley (@arrowsandbow) and Dino kick off this week's episode with a little check in on how they're doing this summer, which leads them to an unplanned conversation about alone time. With the two getting ready to head out on a vacation sans kids, they discuss why they firmly believe having alone time as a couple is crucial to having a healthy, thriving marriage. The two break down their intentions for their getaway and what they're hoping to get out of it when it comes to deepening their relationship with each other and deepening their relationship with God.

Today the duo – Ashley and Dino of @arrowsandbow – are tackling the topic of physical discipline and how it affects all areas of life. Dino talks about his deeper reasoning for wanting to find physical discipline and be active in his walk and how that overflows into all other aspects of their life, such as their marriage, their kids, etc. The two also briefly touch on complementarian vs. egalitarian views and how that plays a part in Dino's role in leading the family.

This week on the podcast, Ashley and Dino give an update into how Ash has really been feeling since starting her social media fast. She talks about how having the extra time has had her feeling hungry for the Lord and really leaning into and seeking after him. And Dino shares the changes he's seen in her, as well changes they've seen in their family. They break down what prompted this first prolonged social media fast since starting @arrowsandbow and why we need to stop striving. The two also give insight into how they distinguish the difference between working as hard as you can unto the Lord and striving. 

Ashley and Dino are back and this week they've taken this show on the road and they're hyping each other up. They're discussing what it means to take your thoughts captive – because everything starts with your thoughts. And then the two get into why it's important to constantly be gassing up your spouse, whether it's in your own mind, verbally to them, or in your words, thoughts, and actions. In OG @arrowsandbow fashion, Ash and Dino touch on finding joy in your current circumstances. And they end with a little teaser about what's to come in next week's episode.

Piggy backing off of last week's episode of removing sin from your marriage Ashley and Dino continue the conversation. Dino retouches on how many men will lean towards visual and physical temptation of other women, and then hands the mic to Ash, asking what the female equivalent of that is. Ashley takes it back before the beginnings of @arrowsandbow to when she used to rely on materialism to fulfill her. She touches on how needing to find her identity through things was a barrier between her and Dino, and how stripping all of that away and moving into the trailer reframed her mindset. To end, the two share the ways they are working on building intimacy between each other.

This week on Designed to Last, Ashley and Dino are diving into a topic that's a little tougher: removing the sin from your marriage. After Dino gives his hot take that references last week's episode of goal setting, the two open up about how they've gone about choosing to be open and honest to each other about their respective sins. What does Dino mean when he says he keeps the tally at zero? How does Ash choose to move through these more difficult moments with love and understanding? What are high walls? And of course, in true @arrowsandbow fashion, the two are always working on taking it to 11.

Ashley and Dino are kicking off episode 2 with @arrowsandbow hot takes of the week, or "hot tracks" as Ash calls them. This week's hot track: noticing your spouse and making them feel seen. Then they dive into the big topic for the week, which is all about goals. The importance of having them, intentionally thinking about them, and above all else, dreaming together as a couple. They share steps for hitting reset on those goals when you're in a rut, and why it's important to keep in mind what things COULD be like while you're sacrificing the things you want now for the things you want most.

An intro into Ashley and Dino Petrone. What does "Taking it to 11" even mean? The 11 is the overflow of 1-10 in marriage, relationships and beyond. It's the frosting on the cake if you're doing 1-10 correctly, it's the solid base you need for overflow. Come along with us as we dive into our goals, our relationship, our finances...new episodes every Friday at 9 am est!