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Susie Larson Live

Annie F. Downs on how to make space for fun in all seasons

Susie Larson Live

Faith Radio

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7689 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

*Originally aired February 3, 2021* There are times and places in life that are serious, but God also gave us joy and the capacity for fun. Author and speaker Annie F. Downs shares why joy and fun matter, and how to discover your new fun hobbies. Her book is “That Sounds Fun.”

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0:00.0

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

0:06.0

This is an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live.

0:10.0

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

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Welcome, welcome to Susie Larson Live.

0:25.6

Always honored to get to spend this time with you.

0:27.6

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

0:31.6

that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

0:33.6

the deep in your understanding of God's Word,

0:35.6

and that heightens your awareness of

0:37.7

his very real presence in your life. Well, here's a question for you, and I actually want you to

0:41.5

answer. I want you to text in the answer. Are you ready? Remember, when you text in, that's one of my

0:45.5

love languages. So are you ready? No pressure, but I mean a little bit of pressure, because I want to

0:49.6

hear from you. What sounds fun to you right now? What sounds fun to you right now? One of the things that I absolutely

0:56.7

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

1:02.7

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

1:07.2

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

1:13.0

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

1:17.9

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

1:25.5

is titled, That Sounds Fun, The Joys of Being

1:28.0

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

1:33.5

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

1:38.6

things, the simple things. Finding fun changes things. Fun is medicine for a sickness that we all have.

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