Always Annie: Where Can I Grieve?- Episode 960

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Once a month this year, we'll have an essay from me with some thoughts and ideas I am processing in real time, and we call those Always Annie episodes because I am, in fact, Always Annie. Last month, I told you how much Nashville means to me and how it feels to have my heart living in two cities right now. I am here today in New York City, the other city I call home and the other city that holds my heart. Two days ago, we released Where Did TJ Go?, a children’s book about grief and loss but more important to me, a book about my nephews Sam and TJ. TJ was born in June of 2022 and died later that summer. I already loved New York then, but it never crossed my mind to consider this city my home... . . . . . TSF Seasons Guidebook is available for you over at anniefdowns.com/seasons that will lead you through this entire year as well. When you purchase it, you’ll get a download of all of the questions and prompts for the winter season, and then we’ll email the content for each new season as it begins. . . . . . Find the show notes here Want to watch this episode on YouTube? Head on over to our YouTube Channel and be sure to like and subscribe! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . If you’d like to partner with Annie as a sponsor for the That Sounds Fun podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! . . . . . If you liked this episode, here's last month's: Always Annie: I Love Nashville – Episode 954 . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.3	Hi friends. Welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun. I'm your host, Annie F. Downs, and I'm so
1:10.8	happy to be here with you today.
1:12.9	It is a very special week around here, as you probably know. For this year on That Sounds Fun,
1:19.5	we're doing interview episodes every Monday in our series. That Sounds Fun, The Seasons. As we are in our
1:26.0	last few weeks of winter, it has been so good and important
1:30.0	for us to all sit in winter, to experience it, to talk about it, to love it and hate it. I've
1:36.7	heard from you. Some of you hate it. I've never been so anticipatory for spring in my whole
1:43.1	life as I am this year. So that's every Monday with a
1:47.1	TSF Season's guidebook that goes along with each episode. And if you don't have that already,
1:51.8	you can get that at Annieffdowns.com slash seasons. We also have an episode at the beginning of
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