How to Love Your Morning with Jennifer Dukes Lee- Episode 1056

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Now that we’ve covered 2 different spiritual disciplines, prayer and fasting, we wanted to zoom out for a minute and talk about the practical side of our rhythms. Do we have to start our mornings with a quiet time? What if you’re a busy parent or a single mom? What does time with God in the morning look like? We’re talking about all of it today with Jennifer Dukes Lee! I really think you’re going to love her new book, How to Love Your Morning. Honestly, if you’re looking for a gift idea for a mom, this would be a great one. Morning person or not, let’s figure out how to start our day from a place of surrender with God. It doesn’t have to be quiet and it doesn’t have to be hours long. Join us on Substack at spirituallystronger.com! View the show notes here . . . . Eddie Kaufholz and I are hitting the road in May and June for The Buddies Tour and we want to see you there! We’re heading to 6 different cities and y’all this is going to be a night of just pure fun. Get your tickets at thebuddiestour.com. . . . . Thank you to our sponsors: AG1: Visit drinkag1.com/SOUNDSFUN to get a FREE AG1 Flavor Sampler and a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 in your AG1 Welcome Kit when you first subscribe, a $72 value. OurPlace: Stop cooking with toxic cookware, and upgrade to Our Place today. Visit fromourplace.com/TSF and use code TSF for 10% off sitewide. WayFair: Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp: Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Capstone Wellness: Learn more at capstonewellness.com/thatsoundsfun. Boll and Branch: Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/thatsoundsfun with code thatsoundsfun. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com/soundsfun⁠. 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. Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	Hi. Spiritally stronger. Hi friends. Welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun, Spiritually Stronger. I'm your host, Annie F. Downs. I'm so happy to be here with you today. Today on the show, I get to talk with my friend Jennifer Dukes Lee. If you've been around since the beginning, then you may remember Jennifer from way back on
1:31.7	episode 29, one of our OG guests and friends, but she's back today to help us think about our
1:36.8	morning rituals.
1:38.5	Now that we've covered two different spiritual disciplines or rhythms, prayer and fasting,
1:43.8	we wanted to zoom out for a minute and talk about
1:46.0	like the practical side of our rhythms. Do we have to start our mornings with a quiet time? Do we
1:51.1	have to call it a quiet time? What if you're a busy parent or a single mom? What does time
1:56.8	with God in the morning look like? We're talking about all of it, and I really think you're
2:01.4	going to love Jennifer's book, How to Love Your Morning. Honestly, if you're looking for a gift
2:06.0	for a mom, this would be a great one. Morning person or not, let's figure out to start our day
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