Ann Goering is an award winning journalist and author of The Mountain Redemption Series & The Glendale Series, which spent weeks at #2 on Amazon's best-sellers list for Christian fiction.
She's spent the past decade working with an International Christian ministry, which has given her a heart for sharing the gospel and seeing individuals and families become healthy, happy, and whole in Jesus.
Ann shares, "There's no squeaky clean, unrealistic perfection here, only a heart sold out for Jesus in the midst of the mess, enjoying the beauty of the imperfect, believing He is worthy of it all. Anything good you see is all because of Him."
Ann is passionate about helping women encounter Jesus and experience life-changing hope. Through her books, studies, speaking, and socials, she longs to encourage and inspire Christian women to draw ever-closer to Christ, the Author and Finisher of their faith.
She loves entrepreneurship, travel, rodeos, adventure, interior design, good hair days, deep friendships, and stories, but her most favorite things are the people in her life.
Q&A with Ann!
What's your favorite verse?
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
Where do you call home?
That's such a good question. We travel a lot, so home has been a bit fluid here lately. We recently spent a couple of years in the American Southwest and LOVED it. Now we're splitting our time between Alaska and our little piece of land in the lower 48, and that has been pretty amazing, too. What I've learned is that a) I'm a Midwest girl no matter where we're at, and b) home is just as much about the people you're with as the location you're in. Wherever we are, you can bet I'm homeschooling my three best friends (aka daughters) and hanging out with the only guy I've ever kissed. They're home to me.
What's the hardest part about being an author?
The moment a book goes live. Suddenly, this little world that lives in my imagination, that's just between me, my characters, my pajamas, and my laptop, is available for all the world to read, and a moment of panic hits me every. single. time.
What's your favorite place you've traveled?
That's easy! Prince Edward Island, Canada. I've always been a huge L.M. Montgomery fan, and our week on PEI was literally a dream come true. I felt like I was living my best life all week long. If you ever go, visit the Green Gables Heritage Museum in Cavendish, eat maple walnut ice cream at Cows, attend the Anne & Gilbert musical in Charlottetown, walk Thunder Cove in Darnley, and eat at the Blue Mussels Cafe in North Rustico. I can't recommend it enough!!
How do you want people to remember you?
I want people to remember that I really love Jesus and really love people. If, at the end of my life, that can be said of me, then that would be success in my eyes.