ONE Extraordinary Marriage Show

Over the last 14 years of marriage we’ve spent a lot of time around food. Something that has peaked our interest in the last couple of months is how food impacts intimacy in our marriage? We’ve gone from eating bean burritos, bad frozen pizza, fish sticks, and eating out often to having a home cooked [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we take our vows we don’t necessarily think about the bad stuff that might happen, especially sickness. The thing is that eventually you or your spouse will become sick. How do you handle life when sickness does happen? This week we were hit from a few different sides. Both of our dads had some [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes people don’t want to talk about what’s right under their noses in their marriages and so of course that makes it the right topic for us to talk about here. We talked about pornography before from a personal standpoint, in this episode we branch out a bit and talk about the impact it is [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emotional distance can seem impossible to overcome, we’ve stopped talking or if we are talking it just about the surface stuff. It just seems easier to avoid the conversations than to face the challenges that come with him. It’s time to mend those broken hearts, to have the courage to talk about those things that [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week’s episode really struck a chord with many of you and it wasn’t so much the topic as it was the behavior exhibited in the first 10 minutes of the podcast. Interrupting your spouse shows a lack of consideration and respect. This week we dig deep into this topic in our own marriage, thanks to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve heard that life is like a “box of chocolates” but after watching kids play soccer tonight I think I might have to change it to marriage is like a soccer game. It’s interesting to see how much of what we learn and experience as children really does play out later in life. Watching kids [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes we forget where we come from, why we married our spouse. We allow the distractions of the world: other people, our finances, our jobs-to chip away at the foundation of this specific relationship. As I (Alisa) travelled this past week I found myself having multiple conversations about marriage and relationships that reminded me that [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the years we have attended large churches and very small churches and it’s never been an easy decision to change churches. Sometimes, though, it’s been necessary for the welfare of our marriage. Listen in as we talk about the ups and downs of changing churches, how church attendance (or lack thereof) impacted our marriage [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sponsored by: This episode marks one year of the ONE Extraordinary Marriage podcast. It’s hard to imagine how far we have come in the last year, growing deeper in our marriage and helping you to grow deeper in yours. Listen in to emails and voicemails from listeners sharing their thoughts on how ONE has made [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to 2011! It’s the start of a new year and with it comes some big conversations dealing with financial and sexual intimacy. Alisa reveals some financial dirty laundry and the ramifications, both good and bad, that come with that news. Tony wants more vocalization during lovemaking, but Alisa’s not comfortable with that. We’re digging [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the last podcast of 2010 and 2011 is right around the corner. A new year brings new hopes and new expectations. What are your expectations for this new year for yourself and for your marriage? Have you shared them with your spouse? Make the time this week to sit down and write out [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever stopped to think about the couple behind the Christmas story? Mary and Joseph faced incredible challenges in their young relationship, but they had God the Father and God the Son at the center of their marriage. With this they were able to make their marriage work. As Christmas approaches remember that you [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lessons I learned from watching my kids (Alisa)…This weekend as I watched my son make decisions about his birthday cake based on the fact that one of his best friends was coming. He sacrificed what he may have wanted for what a friend would prefer. Funny thing was, he didn’t consider it sacrifice. Are you [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We had two “We Did IT!” this week! And an awesome number of listener emails that we talk through as they deal with family boundaries, make up sex, and your encouraging words. Secrets can destroy your marriage. This week Tony & Alisa share how to talk about these secrets and how they have been able [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you taking the steps necessary to maintain the intimacy in your marriage during this crazy time of year? This is a time when we can find ourselves so busy with all that “needs to be done” that we neglect the relationships that matter the most. One way to improve the intimacy in your marriage [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and this is a fantastic time to reflect back on all of your blessings both large and small. Sometimes in the midst of everyday life we lose sight of how much we have received. We challenge you during the next month to take the time to write down [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are almost to 2011 and it’s a great time to be thinking about your goals for next year. So often we focus on our individual goals but it’s time to sit down and work through the goals the two of you have for your marriage. Listen in as we talk through the Lukas Coaching [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So often in our marriages we are playing this invisible game where we keep track of everything our spouse does, comparing it to what we are doing to see who is the winner and who is the loser. You are in a marriage NOT a game. There cannot be a winner and a loser if [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So often in our marriages we fail to take responsibility for our actions. Have you ever not apologized? Just swept the issue “under the rug”? Waited for everything to blow over? STOP IT! It’s does not matter if you get the words right, what matters is that you say them. Start taking responsibility for your [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can the two of you maintain your intimacy while one is away and the other is at home? You both want to make sure that intimacy stays a priority in your marriage, but how do you make that happen when there is so much to do! Grab your drink of choice, sit back, and enjoy [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you stopped to think about what your spouse and family really want from you? Do you know that most of them would be willing to have less “stuff” if it meant more of you? Part of making your marriage extraordinary is investing in the relationships that matter most. This week we challenge you to really [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you just talking about change or are you ready to step up to the plate and make things happen in your marriage? It’s time to stop trying and start doing! Whether it’s getting in shape or trying a new position make things happen today. It’s easy to talk about what you are going to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you taken the time to think about how you view your marriage? Every relationship has highs and lows but the difference is all in your mindset. Do you choose to look at the future wondering what is around the corner or do you dread every day. This journey called marriage should be the most exciting adventure…what are [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you focusing more on your kids than on your spouse? It’s time to teach yourselves and the kids that they are not the center of the universe. It is so easy to get wrapped up in what the kids need that we lose sight of what our marriage needs and our spouse needs. When [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 6 – Stripped Down 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage Small Group Podcast This week we wrap up our small group podcast on Stripped Down: 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage. Over the past 6 weeks we dove into the other 11 Keys and this week is no different. So, [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 5 – Stripped Down 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage Small Group Podcast It’s time to take some action this week, starting with your bedroom. Your bedroom needs to be a sanctuary, a place where the two of you can get away from it all. Clean out the clutter, the electronics and [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 4 – Stripped Down 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage Small Group Podcast Have you thought about how being physically active impacts your marriage? Yes, you know the kind that makes your heart rate beat fast in your chest while the sweat pours off your brow. We’re talking physical activity not sex. [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we had never done the 60 Days of Sex Challenge? Where would our own marriage be today? Where would the ONE Community be? We talk through the last two years and challenge you to stop asking the “what if” question and start doing something today to make your marriage what you want it to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Blow Up My Marriage! Week 3 – Stripped Down 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage Small Group Podcast Challenge yourself this week to show your spouse just how much they matter by getting them on your calendar. Whether it’s taking a hike together, reading a devotional, or making love [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 2 – Stripped Down 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Your Marriage Small Group Podcast Communication is vital to any marriage and it’s importance cannot be overstated. You need to work past the surface conversation and learn about what is really going on with them. Money matters builds on this as financial intimacy can [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the first of our small group podcast on Stripped Down: 13 Keys to Unlocking Intimacy in Marriage. Each week we will be coving the different Keys that you can use in your marriage today, tomorrow, and into the future to build passion, romance, & intimacy. Join us as we talk about… Chapter 1 [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We spent last week in Morro Bay on our family vacation. We had a lot of fun together and a few not so fun times. Just goes to show that we are still a work in progress and that this thing called marriage takes on-going effort. Come join us as we recount those ups and [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we are not in the studio aka the garage, but instead podcasting from a rock overlooking Morro Bay. We used our digital recorder and Tony’s portion is a bit crackly. Sorry about this and we’ll make sure to have this corrected the next time. Luckily this one is only 15 minutes. Enjoy! It’s [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you able to share your sexual passions and desires to your spouse? What’s keeping you from having meaningful conversation about this area of your life? There are so many distractions pulling us in so many directions that we forget that God has given us this beautiful thing called SEX. It’s time to sit down [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you put a period or a comma after “I’m sorry”? If you are putting a comma, then think about this. When you qualify your apology you minimize the apology and put the blame for your actions/reactions on the other person. What impact does this have on your marriage or your other relationships? It tears them down [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a tough conversation to have but one that is so worth it…what happens if one of us dies? Are we adequately prepared in terms of life insurance? After seeing a family member deal with the unexpected loss of her husband 4 years ago we both increased our policies to the point that if something [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you loving your spouse with your whole self, serving them in all areas or are you just giving them a part of yourself? Intimacy involves more than just the physical intimacy we think of most the time. There is emotional, intellectual, recreational, financial, and spiritual as well. Stop focusing on just your physical intimacy [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you make intimacy a priority when schedules are all over the place? With kids out of school, vacations, late nights and other unpredictability what are you doing to make your spouse #1? How are you being creative this summer? We are finding ways to connect…text messages, voicemails, love notes. It’s all about creating [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time to get away with your spouse and reconnect. Getting away gives you the opportunity to have those deep conversations, to sleep late and explore new places with your one and only.Getting away allows you to refocus your priorities and make your spouse #1. Where will you be going next? Leave a review on [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does your marriage look like when intimacy is not on the radar screen? We had a personal case study last week and it wasn’t pretty. It is never too late to make intimacy a priority in your marriage, it just takes making a decision and making the effort. Leave a review on iTunes | Submit [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We spent Memorial Day weekend unplugged out at Agua Caliente State Park…no phones, no computers, no video games. It was an amazing time of re-discovering the joys that we have in each other. It was a weekend of togetherness, laughter and conversations. Now that we are home the real challenge starts. What changes do we need to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you created a marriage where it is safe to share your emotions-both the good and the bad? Are you willing to let the person, who is supposed to love you the most, in on what is truly going on with you? It’s a struggle for us and we share the ups and downs of [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you feel like things aren’t fair in your marriage? Are you busier keeping track of who did what than how you are serving your spouse? Listen as we respond to a twitter question about whether marriage is fair or can be fair. We talk through our own thoughts and come to some unexpected insights into marriage [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has your marriage fallen into a rut? Do you want to break out of the routines both emotionally and sexually? Join us for the 1st Annual 7 Days of Sex Challenge. Today we talk about the details and how this can be transformational for your marriage. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Small acts done with great love can transform the world. -Jill Todd Do you realize the power that you have? Every day we are presented with opportunities to change someone’s life be it through a conversation, a situation, a prayer. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are pleased to have had the chance to interview Jason & Kelli Krafsky authors of Facebook and Your Marriage. Jason & Kelli have been married since 1994 and been on Facebook since 2008. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you worn yourself down? Are there too many “things” demanding your attention? In this weeks podcast we tackle the issue of fatigue in our marriage and how it has the ability to wreak havoc on our marriage and your relationships. We don’t always get it right but we do keep trying. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you have an attitude of service in your marriage? You can make a difference in your marriage, in your life, in the world. By choosing to serve, without expectation or requirement of a return, you free yourself to fully enjoy intimacy. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We crave physical touch both non-sexual and sexual. Are you able to communicate your desires to your spouse? Are you open to what your spouse might suggest? This week we challenge you to share your desires and make a commitment to deepen the intimacy in your marriage. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In California we drive. We drive a lot to tell you the truth so this week on our drive home from Easter with the DiLorenzo family we decided to make use of our drive time. FREE E-BOOK: 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last In the 6 Pillars of Intimacy, you will discover secrets that have transformed countless marriages. Its ideas are simple, practical and powerful. You’ll be inspired to look at your marriage through a new lens and be encouraged by its commonsense approach. Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo’s proven approach to building intimacy in marriage will help you experience deeper and richer levels of intimacy with your spouse—starting today. Click the link below to grab your free ebook. 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to Intimacy That Last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices