ann kiemel

Monday, May 28

my broken rib still hurts,
and i have a black eye and
an egg on my forehead....to
go with it.

yesterday, i went to
panera's to start back to
our chats. i was terrified that
my face would scare everyone.
so i put on one of my most beautiful
dresses. pulled my hair back in a
pony tail, and slipped inside, hoping...
praying that people would admire my
dress and almost forget to look up.

i found a little corner tucked away.
and pulled my computer out. everything
as usual except i couldn't get panera's
internet service no matter what i tried.
truly...it was sooo hard that i wrapped
everything up. slipped out the side door.
drove home in tears. put my night-gown
back on, and slept for an hour.

i miss my children. oh, i miss them.
if you could just see them and hear them
when they talk to me with love soaked in
their messages. i'm lonely for them.

yesterday just turned into today.
my bruises look better and my rib
feels better, and it really is the truth
that life gets better and better and
harder and harder. i love you all, and
Jesus does...and that is enough for today.

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Op Dr Ali MezdeğiMay 28, 2012 at 7:50 AM
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CindyMay 28, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Hope you feel better soon!

I am just starting to share my collection of your books with my teen-age daughter :). What an inspiration you have been to me for many years and it is so special to share these books that I have loved with my own daughter now. THANK YOU :).
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Jody MoreenMay 29, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Lifting you up in prayer Ann & praying that Jesus will give you an irresistable hug and to bless you & your family this summer. I just wanted to tell you that I love your writing and honest emotions and transparency it gives all of us permission to be real and share and have hope in Jesus. I have had a cassette tape that I listened too that came with your hardcover book- I love the Word Impossible and also had a CD, Called "Yes" put out by FireFighters for Christ. Also have a cassette series of yours with a book on evangelism- I just hope you might publish more of your audio speaking and sermons/stories. Your books are incredible & I have read most through the years and reread some. But hearing your voice and your simple, tender, compassionate ways and love for Jesus even make you more endearing. Praying you make CD's for purchase- I will buy them & knowing you would bless many!!Thanks for blogging and touching all of us. Your obedience to the Lord is amazing through the joys and sorrows and valleys of life!
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UnknownJune 3, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Ann... when I was a teen, you were the Dean... driving a Porche and sharing Jesus. I had a terrible family trauma several years ago. I searched for encouragement... Ruth Bell Graham, Mark Lowry, Gaither music... and Ann Kiemel. I had not 'yet' relapsed, but I would. I was so impacted then (around 2008) by your testimony... I would LOVE to sit and visit. My son, Justin (who was a 13yr old, 70pound soccer playing team mentor... was thrust by sin into the California 'justice' system. I believe it wasn't his own sin that put him there, but it was his sin that kept him there. Ann, my little boy isn't likely to survive. I had mentioned my boys were chosen, gifts from God... adopted at birth. I don't know what happened, but he has very little chance today... I have a home, at the bottom of the Grapevine- it's in ruin, like the family. When I was in my 'room' feeling the agony... looking for HIM... I found some messages. I heard your story- and your seasoned voice. I am at the end of a very long marriage (Divorce final last month.... I was married 8/20/1983 ) I have 'no skill... ' I was a mom, a classroom aide, a campus supervisor, a WIFE, Daycare provider, a Sunday School teacher... I was involved in ministry, but I was not fed. NOW.... I am where you were.... By the way, I bump into corners, and I am bruised and I am not tan.... and I did look so much better when I was. I have friends in Madera. I would love to sit with you. I had a home on a hill, with a view... and 'sin' took that away... never-the-less I am the sinner... and I need to know what Jesus has for me... Ann... I don't know what is in front of me. I just pray... I am in a storm of not knowing... it's been long. I would LOVE to be in the Wal*Mart sharing a fish sandwhich and Jesus... I bet you did not think at that moment about Jesus feeding the lost and hungry the fish, but here He did it again. I am praying, ANN. Thank you. ( By the way... I had run across your message. My sister was dying. She and I shared about those early days... A sweet moment that we can hold until we meet again.... ) Is there a 'place' to CHAT? I would love to pray with you... in the meantime. God Bless. Janine
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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.

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