Cheers to 40 Years Pt 2: In It For the Long Haul with special guest Bryan Melton

<p>Welcome back to Episode 3 of our <strong>Sanctuary Stirrings Fall Series!</strong></p><p>This week, we’re continuing our conversation about thegift of marriage with a man who, by the grace of God, has walked beside me for 40 years—my husband, the one-and-only <strong>Bryan Melton.</strong></p><p>And today, <strong>September 19, 2026, we’re celebratingour 40th anniversary!</strong></p><p>We’re picking up exactly where we left off—with myroommates giving me five minutes to call Bryan back … to our very un-Pinterest-worthy proposal <em>(which may or may not have happened in a Burger King parking lot!)</em> … to some of what we’ve learned about building a life together and being <strong>in it for the long haul.</strong></p><p>It’s a story formed less in the extraordinary and morein the beautiful, ordinary places where God has met us along the way.</p><p>Then join us next week for <strong>the final part of our conversation</strong>as we talk about one of the most beautiful gifts we’ve discovered in lifelong marriage: <strong>walking out the Lord’s callings together</strong></p><p> … and the story of how <strong>The Sanctuary at Bear Creek</strong> was born.</p><p>----</p><p><strong>Resources Connected to this Episode: </strong></p><p>Missed Part 1 of this conversation? Click here to Catch Up: <a href="https://preview.kit-mail3.com/click/dpheh0hzhmh4/aHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvMWczVFVwTU1vM2ZzS01KWUdwS1VmRQ==" target="_blank">Cheers to 40 Years, Pt 1: The Gift of Marriage</a>​</p><p>·       ​<a href="https://preview.kit-mail3.com/click/dpheh0hzhmh4/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlc2FuY3R1YXJ5YXRiZWFyY3JlZWsuY29tL2Jsb2cvYmVjb21pbmctb25lLWRvLXdlLXJlYWxseS1oYXZlLXRvLXByYXktdG9nZXRoZXI_cnE9cHJheSUyMHRvZ2V0aGVy" target="_blank">Becoming One: Do We Really Have To Pray Together?Article </a>​</p><p>·       ​<a href="https://preview.kit-mail3.com/click/dpheh0hzhmh4/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9MaXR0bGUtTW9yZS1Sb29tLVVzLURldm90aW9ucy9kcC9CMEdQQjVGODVXL3JlZj1zcl8xXzE_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