Designed to Last: Taking it to 11

Ashley and Dino Petrone
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Designed to Last: Taking it to 11

We’re Dino and Ashley Petrone. We’re not professional podcasters, but we have a passion for advocating for marriages. After 18 years of marriage, we’ve seen God move in mighty ways through our lives. We've navigated multiple moves, parenting four children, owning businesses, experiencing a miscarriage, living the influencer life, and even living in a trailer. We’re excited to take this journey with you on our podcast, "Designed To Last." We’ll be sharing boldly and openly in the hopes of connecting and growing with you. Tune in for new episodes every Friday at 9 a.m. EST. Instagram: @designe

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    #17 - Growth in the Hardships

    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.

    35 min

  2. OCT 25

    #16 - We Bought a Mercantile: Navigating Finances as a Couple Part 4 | Designed to Last Podcast

    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.

    39 min

  3. OCT 18

    #15 - Hurricane 2.0 | Designed to Last Podcast

    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.

    39 min

  4. OCT 11

    #14 - Look for the Good

    . 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.

    58 min

  5. OCT 4

    #13 - Navigating Finances as a Couple Part 3

    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!

    44 min

  6. SEPT 27

    #12 - Navigating Finances as a Couple Part 2

    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.

    45 min

  7. SEPT 20

    #11 - Navigating Finances as a Couple

    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.

    41 min

  8. SEPT 13

    #10 - The Pancake Challenge

    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.

    32 min
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About

We’re Dino and Ashley Petrone. We’re not professional podcasters, but we have a passion for advocating for marriages. After 18 years of marriage, we’ve seen God move in mighty ways through our lives. We've navigated multiple moves, parenting four children, owning businesses, experiencing a miscarriage, living the influencer life, and even living in a trailer. We’re excited to take this journey with you on our podcast, "Designed To Last." We’ll be sharing boldly and openly in the hopes of connecting and growing with you. Tune in for new episodes every Friday at 9 a.m. EST. Instagram: @designe

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