ann kiemel

Wednesday, February 15

someone called me at 8 a.m. this morning.

i refused to open my eyes. grabbed the phone

next to me. morning again?!! i hate mornings.

i wasn't like this most of my life. i ran out at 5:30 a.m.

every morning for years when i was marathoning. then

i had babies and young children. they are ALWAYS

awake early. but today? it just takes courage to wake

up and figure out how i can be productive with hours on

my hands. i am never inspired to start with a quiet time.

please don't judge me. i want to check my emails. to

see what is on the news. well, really, i just don't want

to do anything...but stay under the warm covers.

but.....starting my day with Jesus, i know everything will

work out better. it always does. in my little devotional book

by sarah young, she says ... "give yourself fully to the

adventure of today. walk boldly." she reminds me that

Jesus is my Companion. my Peace.

in colossians and 2nd corinthians, it says: "though

He was crucified in weakness, yet He

lives by the power of God. for we also are weak

in Him, but we shall live with him by the power of God."

so now you know something more about me. mornings!

it is like facing a tornado, and i have to walk through it to

start my day. i think it is more than the bills i have to

take care of and being alone and having to try and

stretch my money to survive. i really get up and give

life my best because i have the four sweetest sons on

earth and two grandchildren and they are counting on

me to make it.

it really helps me to go to the gym and

run for two hours. my 30-day membership has

expired, but i am ready to barter and give up all

kinds of things to try and get a year at the gym.

so, today, with the crack and noise of the hard

stuff ringing in our ears, i know Jehovah Jireh

is our Provider. Jehovah Rapha is our Healer.

and i am going to run this Race, knowing you are

beside me, and if we have to eat dirt and forget

all kinds of pleasures, we ARE sure that Jesus

loves us and will see us through.

never, ever, ever, ever give up.

there are surprises God has lined up for

us along the way. for me, the hardest part

is just getting up in the morning.

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Ann passed away on March 1, 2014.
A few words about our dear friend:

Ann Kiemel began her ministry as an ordinary girl who was determined to reach her neighborhood for Jesus. She penned her first book, I’m Out to Change My World, while still in her twenties. Millions of readers were moved by her simple faith and her desire to share Jesus in everyday, divine appointments. Despite the lack of any formal publicity, her first book became a bestseller through word-of-mouth.
Ann went on to Author several best-selling books, speaking in coliseums across the country and appearing as a guest speaker on Christian television programs such as the 700 Club, PTL, TBN, and Robert Schuller’s Hour of Power. Ann has been featured numerous times on Dr. Dobson’s Focus on the Family radio broadcasts, most recently as an expert on single parenting.

Although Ann shared the stage with some of the most well-known and influential Authors and Speakers in the world, she is remembered most by her humble presentation. Quietly seated on a stool in the middle of a large platform, she would begin…“Hi, I’m Ann. I am one simple woman in the world. I have never shaken hands with the President. I cry. Sometimes I am insecure. I am only one, but I have come tonight to tell you I am one… and Jesus and I and love are out to change the world.” Thousands of attentive fans sat on the edge of their seats, hanging onto her every word, laughing and crying together as Ann declared her love for a personal Lord…One who walked with her and talked with her on lonely days. She ran marathons, singing simple little songs to fellow runners with one overwhelming hope in mind – to win others to Jesus by building bridges to them. Her rare vulnerability and genuine faith in brighter tomorrows inspired others to dream big and believe that with God, they too, could make a difference in their world.

Some people consider Ann Kiemel to be one of the most authentic voices in the Christian community. Others refer to her as a best-selling Author of seventeen books, many of which have been passed on as inspirational classics over the past three decades. Bottom line: Ann was a gifted Author and Speaker who had a pure heart and a vision for what an extraordinary God can do in the lives of ordinary people.

After many years as a successful Speaker and Author, God answered Ann’s yearning for a husband at the age of thirty-five. Several years and many miscarriages later, Ann became the mother of four adopted sons, revolutionizing the way that many viewed open adoption. Soon thereafter, Ann realized that she had become addicted to pain medication. She entered a thirty-day secular rehab program and discovered that her addiction ran even deeper - she had become addicted to the praise and approval of others. She recounts the loneliness, pain, and ultimate deliverance in her seventeenth book, Seduced by Success – No Longer Addicted to Praise, Pills and Performance.

After offering her inadequacies to the Lord and praying for wholeness, Ann had found her way back to her first love. The heart of her ministry had changed, and Jesus was now the star. Her husband, Will Anderson, would battle cancer for eighteen months, and Ann would become a single mother of four priceless treasures. She held a deep conviction that she, alone, needed to be fully present with her children. With this is mind, she quietly walked away from the stage.

In the fall of 2008, Ann’s youngest last son left home. At the same time, a renewed interest in Ann’s ministry began to develop. Hundreds of thousands of loyal readers began searching for her, longing to hear how God had been working in her life, wanting her message to be heard by the next generation. In response to the interest of her fans, a simple blog was created. People from all over the world began chiming in, supporting one of their favorite best-selling Authors from the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Many of her books are available for purchase on Amazon.com and other places.

Ann was the mother of four boys and lived on the West coast in close proximity to her children and her twin sister, Jan.