Episode 182: This Isn't Logical, But It's Real (Interview with Dustin & Sarah Lolli)
Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast
Release Date: 03/18/2025
Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast
In this last session of summer school, we share about another foundational skill that benefits our marriage: kindness. Once you’ve mastered forgiveness and offered grace, being kind is a great next step. It may be a simple skill to learn, but it can have a huge impact! Join us this week as we share about the ABC’s of being kind! To connect with us on social media: Email:
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This week we’re tackling another foundational skill that we need for healthy relationships: grace! Grace is one of those things that we love to receive but we are more hesitant to freely give. In our second session of Summer School we share the ABC’s of showing grace in our marriages. These are the that we mentioned :) To connect with us on social media: Email:
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School’s out so that means it’s time for…. summer school! Sometimes summer school is all about brushing up on foundational skills so you’re ready to move on to the next level. In our marriage, one foundational skill we need to know is how to forgive. In this week’s summer school episode, we’re sharing the “ABC’s” of forgiveness! Previous epidsodes on forgiveness: To connect with us on social media: Email:
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Did you have a “good Dad”? Are you, or your husband, a good dad? Joe and I have vastly different experiences with our own fathers but we can agree on the characteristics of what makes a good dad. In this episode, we talk about the positive and negative influences our fathers have on us. To connect with us on social media: Email:
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We’re celebrating our 28th anniversary this month! Like many couples, we look back and remember the ups and downs, and all highs and lows in our marriage. This week we share some of those moments and what we learned through each season. To connect with us on social media: Email:
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Do you like to be pursued by your spouse? What does it even mean to pursue each other? In this episode we share about the value of pursuit in marriage and what it is that we are pursuing. To connect with us on social media: Email:
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We have added another daughter to our family! We recently celebrated the wedding of our son, Jeremiah, to his bride, Evangeline. In this week’s episode we share highlights of the wedding day and a few things we shared with our newlyweds about marriage. To connect with us on social media: Email:
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What makes you smile when you think about your husband or wife? Sometimes what makes us smile is the most random quirks and imperfections. This week we’re sharing fun comments and stories we received from you that make us smile! To connect with us on social media: Email:
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Is Mother’s Day a “loaded” holiday for you or your spouse? Does it bring up emotions and memories you’d rather not deal with? In this episode, Joe shares openly about the scars he still carries from an abusive mother and how he has found healing in Christ. To connect with us on social media: Email:
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As Mother’s Day approaches, what kind of emotions come to the surface? Specifically, when you think of your mother, what do you hear her saying? The messages we hear as a child can often stay with us for life, especially if those messages were negative or hurtful. This week we’re sharing our emotions around Mother’s Day and the importance of replacing negative voices with God's truth. As Mother’s Day approaches, what kind of emotions come to the surface? Specifically, when you think of your mother, what do you hear her saying? ...
info_outlineDustin Lolli is the lead singer of Sanctus Real.
Have you ever faced challenges in your marriage that didn’t make any sense, but they were still very, very real? Dustin is the lead singer of Sanctus Real and he and his wife Sarah make up the folk duo, This Way Home. They shared with us their love story and the hardships that they have had to walk through together, including financial struggles, depression, and near-constant moving. So much of their story, from how they met to Dustin joining Sanctus Real, didn’t always seem logical, but looking back, they can see God’s guiding hand in it all.
Bonus: Dustin and Sarah play one of their new songs for us at the end of the podcast!
Learn more about Dustin & Sarah:
This Way Home on Spotify
This Way Home on Instagram
This episode's theme, "Smile," was perfromed by This Way Home.
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