Farewell For Now!

Greetings, Loved Ones.

Well! I'm off to the great unknown to begin what many say is life's greatest adventure. Aaron and I get married in 10 days! There is so much to be thankful for and so much that we don't know! As we journey forward, we hope to stay in close touch with every last one of you. Whether through email, phone calls, text messages, this blog (NOTE: Aaron and I will be continuing this blog under a new name - www.Fischersofmen.blogspot.com - please follow us there!) or social media, we plan to stay connected with our faithful community of supporters. This being said, please bear with us for the next month or so as we do our best to settle into a brand new life and, for me, an entirely new world.

Because I am only going to be unmarried for a little while longer, I want to write this last post before my wedding about my expected perks of married life. I hope to share my realized (and unrealized) perks later on! Hope you will laugh with me as I fumble through my ignorant, wedding-preceding thoughts.

Perk #1: I can say goodbye forever to bunkbeds.

Perk #2: When I get tired, I have someone to carry my groceries, my luggage, me, etc..

Perk #3: I have someone to tell me I'm fantastic when I get tired of saying it to myself in the mirror.

Perk #4: I have someone to commiserate with over how this world has simply not been made for people over 6' (I'm looking at you, chandeliers-that-hang-over-tables. And you, department-store-pants. And you too, every-group-photo-ever-taken [flashback to high school where I was always made to "stand in the back with the boys" or "squat down to look normal"].)

Perk #5: No more having to share a bathroom with 5+ roommates.

Perk #6: I will always have someone to hold me accountable.

Perk #7: I will always get a courtesy laugh, even for the lamest of jokes. (Nod to all elephant jokes, especially "how can you tell an elephant is in your fridge?" #footprintsinthebutter.)

Perk #8: I have someone to school me in the importance and tenderness of being silent.

Perk #9: I have someone to figure out the TV for me when I hopelessly throw in the towel after half-a-minute of fruitlessly trying to turn the thing on.

Perk #10: I have someone to keep me from being killed by 99% of the wildlife in Australia. (Nod to Drop Bears, and every Australian who has ever told me about them.)

Well, that's all for now; please pray for me as I enter this new chapter with Aaron. Specific prayer requests include: A) one of my teeth has been giving me trouble and it doesn't seem like I'll be able to fix it before I leave, so pray the pain goes away, or that I find a Christian dentist in Australia who will do the work for free! B) that Aaron and I would be able to settle in financially and be able to afford my $6,000 visa, my dental expenses, if need be, etc. C) that I would be able to acclimate well to my new community (and my new family!) and find good women close by to teach me and travel with me in life. D) pray that our wedding would honor Jesus Christ and that He would be seen and heard from on that day.

If you would like to email me, call or text me, or write me a letter (personally, letters are my favorite- I promise to return them!), my email address is here and my mailing address in Australia will be YWAM - Townsville, P.O. Box 6221, Townsville, QLD, 4810, Australia. If you need my cell number, email me and I will give it to you!

Thank you all so much.
Many blessings in Him who leads our lives,
Anna (and Aaron!)