Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. Enjoy the conversation.

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This is an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live.

Welcome, welcome to bring in this time to know how to ever since, ever since we've got you left.

Welcome, welcome to Susie Larson Live.

Always honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day

that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's Word,

and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. Well, here's a question for you, and I actually want you to answer. I want you to text in the answer. Are you ready? Remember, when you text in, that's one of my love languages. So are you ready? No pressure, but I mean a little bit of pressure, because I want to hear from you. What sounds fun to you right now? What sounds fun to you right now? One of the things that I absolutely

love to do is at a family wedding, burn up the floor dancing. Because when I grew up, my parents

used to move the furniture out of the living room and pair up all seven kids and they taught us to

sugarfoot and jitter, bug, and all that fun stuff. And so all these years later,

we all love to dance. When we go to a family wedding, man, that is just a happy place for me.

What sounds fun to you right now? Text me, 877-933-2484. My friend Annie Downs joins me today. Her new book

is titled, That Sounds Fun, The Joys of Being

of Being of Being of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby. Listen to what she says. We undervalue

and we downplay fun and the place fun ought to have in our lives. We don't prioritize the fun

things, the simple things. Finding fun changes things. Fun is medicine for a sickness that we all have. Searching for fun doesn't mean you're not responsible, and valuing fun doesn't mean you're not grown up. It just means you realize there's something you've lost and are willing to go look for it. What sounds fun to you right now? This listener texted, and I miss Hot Yoga. What about you? Let me tell you about my guest. We'll get her on the show. Annie Downs is a bestselling author, sought after speaker, and successful podcast host based in Nashville Tennessee. She shoots straight and she doesn't shy away from tough topics. She's a huge fan of laughing with friends, confetti, soccer, and boiled peanuts. You can find her on the web at Annie F.downs.com. Dear Annie, it's been way too long. Welcome back to the show. Susie, I'm so glad to get to talk to you. Thank you for having me today. Absolutely. As soon as I heard your voice when we connected before the show, I almost started laughing because, you know, your voice just makes me laugh. I don't know why.

But what you said to me is my voice sounds like my face. That's exactly right.

If you wonder what Annie looks like, listen to her voice because her voice looks like her face.

Okay. So good to have you. And I'm excited to talk about this book. I was saying before the show,

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