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NEWS: “Life In Spite of Me” Author Interviews With Focus on the Family


Author Kristen Jane Anderson shares her testimony of surviving a teen suicide attempt. Hear how losing her legs led her to stand for Christ. Click here to listen to part 1 of her interview, and here for part 2.

SNEAK PEEK: Life, In Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson


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She wanted to die. God had other plans.

Click here to download chapter one of Life, In Spite of Me.

For anyone struggling to find the strength to go on, the message of this heart-wrenching yet hope-building book is a clear and extraordinary reminder that even when we give up on life, God doesn’t give up on us. 

Click here to download chapter one of Life, In Spite of Me.

NEWS: Kristen Anderson on “Issues in Education” – April 2, 2011


Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) will join Bob and Geri Boyd on the nationally syndicated radio broadcast “Issues In Education” on April 2, 2011.  Tune in to hear Kristen tell her incredible testimony of the overwhelming grace of God that rescued her from depression and a suicide attempt at the age of 17 to bring her a life of hope and fullness even living with a handicap.  Now, many years later, Kristen shares the hope and healing she experienced with others.

Click here to find a station and broadcast time in your area and tune in on April 2. 

After April 2, click here to find the audio of the archived program online.

NEWS: Kristen Anderson on “Live the Promise with Susie Larson”


Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, will be featured on “Live the Promise with Susie Larson” (KTIS / Faith Radio Network) on Wednesday, Feb 2: tune in here to listen live on Feb 2 from 2:30-3 pm Central Time or afterwards find the archive here.

NEWS: Kristen Anderson interviews on Family Talk with Dr. Dobson


Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, was interviewed on Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson.  Listen as Kristen discusses the hope Jesus gave her after a tragic suicide attempt at age 16, and what she’s doing today.

You can listen here to Kristen’s interview, Life After Hopelessness Part One and Part Two, originally broadcast Oct 11 and 12, 2010.

NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson featured guest on The Debbie Chavez Show


Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me was interviewed on The Debbie Chavez Show on July 13, 2010. 

Listen here.

NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson Featered guest on FamilyLife Today


Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me will be the Featured guest on FamilyLife Today. Tune in September 8-10, 2010

NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson on TBN’s Praise the Lord


Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, will appear on TBN’s Praise the Lord on August 5, 2010. Tune to hear her moving and remarkable personal story. Click here to find a station near you.

NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson in Charisma Magazine


Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, was featured in Charisma Magazine.

Click here to read the article, and here to listen to the interview.

SNEAK PEEK: Life, In Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson


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Even when we give up on life, God doesn’t give up on us.

Download and read the first chapter of Life, In Spite of Me.

Following the deaths of her three friends and grandmother, and a betraying rape, Kristen Anderson lay down on a set of railroad tracks, waiting for a train to end her life. God had other plans for her, however, and she now joyfully tells her story in Life, In Spite of Me: her miraculous survivial, the agonizing aftermath of her failed suicide attempt, and the hope that has completely transformed her life, giving her a powerful purpose for living.

Download and read the first chapter of Life, In Spite of Me.