Designed to Last: Taking it to 11

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!