That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! No one better to chat with today than Kimberly Williams-Paisley! Not only do we talk long about Father of The Bride, we also discuss her TWO Christmas movies (they are SO GOOD!), life in Nashville with kids and husband Brad Paisley- their story of meeting is INCREDIBLE, and most importantly, food insecurity across our nation. On a day about feasting, let's remember those who are struggling in 2020. Learn more and join me in donating to The Store! If you enjoyed this episode with Kim, we've got another one I bet you'll love too: Episode 167: Melissa D'Arabian . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners of the show! Thistle Farms: To support Thistle Farms and get some amazing gifts (or treats for yourself), just go to thistlefarms.org and use the code thatsoundsfun for 15% off! KiwiCo: Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS WOMAN. Are y'all even ready for this conversation with Natalie Grant?!? Lots of laughs, a couple of tears, and lots of talk about her new album No Stranger that is getting me through 2020. Natalie is a dear friend and an amazing voice and a leader for so many. I could not have loved this convo more- I know you will too! If you enjoyed this episode with Natalie, we've got two others I bet you'll love too: Episode 124: Meredith Andrews Episode 207: Katie Peslis . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Brooklinen: Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code (thatsoundsfun) at checkout for 10% OFF AND free shipping in the US! Native: Give the gift of Native by going to nativedeo.com/thatsoundsfun or use promo code thatsoundsfun, and get 20% off your first order! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 10% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorites if BACK! I just love getting to sit and talk with Lysa TerKeurst about life and writing and today, forgiveness. Her new book, Forgiving What You Can't Forget, is a much needed and incredibly helpful guide for any of us (all of us?) who may need a little help forgiving. If you enjoyed this episode with Lysa, we've got two others I bet you'll love too: Episode 106: Shelley Giglio Episode 121: Jonathan Pitts . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast -- Thanks to our partners! GEMS: Find the gift guide and more at gemsloved.org and use our exclusive code TSFGEMS20 to receive 20% off any gift purchase through the end of 2020! Nutrafol: Go to nutrafol.com and use promo code SOUNDSFUN and new customers will get 20% off + free shipping! Feetures: You can get $10 OFF your first pair at feetures.com, promo code SOUNDSFUN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is about time we had a star from the NBA on our show! Meet Cody Zeller, player for the Charlotte Hornets, starting his eighth year in the league! If you've been looking for a reason to watch basketball, if you've been looking for a jersey to buy your kid for Christmas, if you've been looking for a funny conversation and a professional athlete to look up to, Cody is your dude. I donated to LikeAChild.org and Cody is matching it! He'll match your donation as well before December 1! If you enjoyed this episode with Cody, we've got two others I bet you'll love too: Episode 112: Tim Tebow Episode 103: Taylor Twellman . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast -- Thanks to our partners! Simplified Planner: Go to emilyley.co/thatsoundsfun to see all that Simplified has to offer! Rothy’s: Check out all the amazing shoes, bags and masks available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun. Indeed: Indeed is offering our friends a FREE $75 CREDIT to boost your job post. Try Indeed out at indeed.com/soundsfun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few years ago, Christine D'Clario and I went on a trip to Ecuador with Compassion Intl and IMMEDIATELY hit it off. Like, sisters from different misters. I love how she loves God and how she loves worship and how she talks about both. This show brought me to tears. Prepare yourself, friends. This is a spiritual hour. If you enjoyed this episode with Christine, I bet you'll also love: Episode 137: Amanda Lindsey Cook Episode 68: Tauren Wells Episode 198: Tauren Wells + Citizen of Heaven . . . . . Join us for the That Sounds Fun Podcast Birthday Party on November 23rd! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Thrive:Join Thrive Market today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $24 dollars in value. Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. Curology: Go to https://Curology.com/thatsoundsfun for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling! Ancestry: Don’t miss special holiday pricing on truly meaningful gifts during the Holiday sale at Ancestry. Head to https://Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry gift today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate Veteran's Day this week, we are so excited to have Captain Harold and Rachel Earls on the show! They are incredibly fun to listen to and learn from, have an awesome family and awesome story. Grab a copy of their book A Higher Calling today and start reading ASAP! It's very very good. (Sorry for the sound issues- totally my fault! But we loved this conversation too much to keep it from you!) If you enjoyed this episode with the Earls, we've got two others I bet you'll love too: Episode 184: Kristen Strong Episode 234: Drew and Stacey Morgan . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast -- Thanks to our partners! BetterHelp: Receive 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Flamingo: Visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set for just $16 + FREE shipping. Ritual: Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was such an honor to get to speak to John Bevere for today's episode. The impact his ministry has already had on the world is astounding- so he's the exact right person to talk to us about the impact our lives can have as well! Go ahead and order yourself a copy of his new book X: Multiply Your God-Given Potential. You'll love this one. If you enjoyed this episode with John, we've got two other Bevere family episodes I bet you'll love too: Episode 239: Lisa Bevere Couples Month 2020: Addison and Juliana Bevere . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Freshly: Freshly is offering our friends $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun. Indeed: Try Indeed out with a FREE $75 credit at Indeed.com/soundsfun. Offer valid through December 31, 2020. Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/thatsoundsfun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe my favorite episode every year is when we get to sit down with Amanda Bible Williams and Raechel Myers from She Reads Truth and talk all about the season of Advent! (starts November 29!) Grab your study book and join us as we read the Bible together to finish out the year! shopshereadstruth.com and use the code ADVENTFUN for 15% off everything Advent! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. JennyLife: Visit jennylife.com/thatsoundsfun for your free life insurance quote today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the beginning, not the end, of our 2020 US Election conversation. (We have two more shows planned with two of my favorite political experts around the inauguration in January!) Y'all have heard me talking about this a bit, but my real prayer and hope is that we can hang onto our faith and friendships through this election season. Gabe Lyons, author, speaker, and founder of Q Ideas, is here to talk us through the election through the eyes of our Christian faith, answers some hard questions, and leaves us with a lot of hope. If you want to join us November 11-12 for the Q Ideas Q&A event, use the code DOWNS10 for 10% off your ticket! If you enjoyed this conversation about politics, I bet you'll also like: Episode 23: Michael Wear Episode 111: Michael Wear + mid-term elections Episode 221: Eugene Cho . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Honey: Get Honey for free today at joinhoney.com/fun! Rothy’s: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun. KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month + FREE shipping on any crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is such an honor to have one of my favorite novelists on the podcast today! Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author and her Baxter family of characters are many of our favorite friends that we don't really know (LOL)! Today Karen and I talk about her new novel, Truly, Madly, Deeply, her family, COVID, and a plethora of other things! She's wonderful! Enjoy! (As mentioned in the intro, we talk a bit about policemen and police work because the main character in her new novel is a policeman. You may want to listen to this one without your kids the first time just so that you know how you want to have the follow up conversation. While we may not all agree with every guest, I hope you'll listen along with open ears and heart.) If you enjoyed this episode with Karen, I bet you'll also like: Episode 133: Charles Martin Episode 212: Charles Martin + The Water Keeper Episode 152: Robin Jones Gunn . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to get 10% off your first purchase! Liquid IV: Receive 25% off when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After I read Chris Singleton's book, Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor, for a Monday night #miniBFFBookClub on instagram live, I knew I wanted to have a longer conversation with him. He's an incredibly gifted speaker with a heartbreaking and hope-filled story and I think you're gonna love this conversation. Here is the link to Chris's Kickstarter for Your Life Matters. Don't miss out on this one! If you enjoyed this episode with Chris, I bet you'll also like: Episode 69: Dansby Swanson Episode 211: Ellie Holcomb . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Grove: Go to grove.co/soundsfun to get a FREE cleaning gift set plus free shipping with your first order! Freshly: Receive $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These are some of my very favorite ladies ever. Point of Grace is a group that has been singing in my ears for decades, but the real joy was when I got to tour with them about a decade ago. They are absolutely wonderful. You're going to love this conversation with Denise, Shelley, and Leigh. Their new book How You Live is so helpful- like coffee with three really wise older sisters. This conversation was just as comforting and fun. Love them so much. If you enjoyed this episode with Point of Grace, I bet you'll also like: Episode 124: Meredith Andrews Episode 163: Bianca Oltoff . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $24 dollars in value. Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and they’re going to give my friends 15% off your order! Jenni Kayne: My friends will receive 20% off your first order at Jennikayne.com when you use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am such a huge fan of Lecrae's music and his writing and his story. His new book I Am Restored is such an honest, deep, and painfully real take on his life that I think you'll find it inspiring and moving and a worthy read. Today's convo is special to me- I hope it will be to you, too. If you enjoyed this episode with Lecrae, I bet you'll also like: Propaganda + Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty Episode 128: David Crowder . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun. Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun and get 10% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all know I'm a huge fan of sports, so anytime an athlete comes on the show, I AM A HAPPY ANNIE. Sam Acho is today's guest and his story of faith and family and football is one I will not soon forget. Make sure you grab a copy of his new book Let The World See You. It's a powerful read and you will hear why in today's conversation. If you enjoyed this episode with Sam, I bet you'll also like: Episode 98: Sam Ponder Episode 156: Benjamin Watson . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun! Ritual: Try it out satisfaction guaranteed and get 10% off your first three months! Go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Indeed: Get a FREE $75 credit to boost your job post! Go to indeed.com/soundsfun. Offer valid through December 31, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I did not mean to make us new besties BUT IT HAPPENED, Y'ALL. I have been a long time fan of Maddie & Tae's music, but now I am just a superfan of who they are as women and artists and creatives and business owners. After you listen to this episode, make sure to give them a follow and check out all their music- including their new album The Way It Feels and their Christmas EP We Need Christmas! If you enjoyed this episode with Maddie & Tae, I bet you'll also like: Episode 160: Drew Holcomb Episode 149: Hillary Scott . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Feetures: Receive $10 Off your first pair by going to Feetures.com and using my code SOUNDSFUN at checkout! Enneagram Daily Reflections Series: Receive 30% off + free shipping on the available volumes by visiting ivpress.com and using the promo code EDR30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an absolute honor to have Dr. Russell Moore join us on the podcast today. I have long looked up to him and respected his work, and his new book The Courage To Stand is an important read. Today Dr. Moore answers a lot of my questions and a lot of your questions and gives me (and us?) hope for what is to come. . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! BetterHelp: My friends get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun! Flamingo: Visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set for just $16 with FREE shipping! Jenny Life Insurance: Go to jennylife.com/thatsoundsfun to get a FREE quote right now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gracious I love my friend Jamie Ivey and I REALLY love her new book You Be You. She lives this message as much as anyone I know, which is fun to watch and so helpful to read. I know many of you (myself included) are fans of Jamie's podcasts and her writing, and this episode is one of the best conversations. Grab the book, follow Jamie, subscribe to her podcast- you'll be glad you did. . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to get 10% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my gracious I am so excited to have our friend Alli Worthington back in the podcast studio again! Her pure joy and excitement about life always makes me smile but its the deeper conversations, the heart of the matter, the way she got SO HONEST in today's show, that's the good stuff. Make sure you grab a copy of her latest book, Standing Strong! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Liquid IV: Get 25% off when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have been long hoping to have Tyler Merritt on the podcast- you probably know him as the guy from his Before You Call The Cops viral video. I know him as the guy who volunteers in our church's kids area. We've known each other for a while but our friendship grew three sizes today, just in our Hamilton conversation! :) By the way, this is a great conversation for the whole family, but I do think maybe adults want to listen before my #miniBFFs listen as we discuss racism and how to love our neighbors well. We go deep on this convo and I'm grateful for Tyler's faith and his words. . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Nutrafol: Go to nutrafol.com and use promo code SOUNDSFUN - new customers will get 20% off! Plus you get FREE shipping on every order. Ancestry: Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your AncestryHealth kit today! Freshly: Get $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I biiiinged DeMarcus Family Rules on Netflix a few weeks ago and my gracious I really liked it. I've been a fan of both Jay and Allison for a long time so getting to chat with them about their new show and their family life and their life in Nashville- what an incredibly fun conversation. And I got to sing with Jay DeMarcus so I'm the happiest. LOL. Y'all gotta watch their show! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Thrive: Go to thrivemarket.com/thatsoundsfun. Join today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $24 in value! Jenni Kayne: Make getting dressed the easiest part of your routine at jennikayne.com and get 20% off your first order when you use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Grove: For a limited time, when my listeners go to grove.co/SOUNDSFUN you will get a FREE cleaning gift set plus free shipping with your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is my first day being friends with Dr. Derwin Gray, but I have been a fan and follower for a very very long time. What an amazing dude! Strong teacher, kind pastor, good friend. His new book The Good Life is exactly what we need right now- a reminder that our world doesn't value the same things God's kingdom values. And that matters. I think you're going to love this conversation and his new book! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! Raycon: Get 15% off your order at buyraycon.com/thatsoundsfun! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fall is here(ish) and it's time to start thinking about how our homes will change with the seasons. There is literally no better expert than Myquillyn Smith, also known as the Nester. Her latest book, Welcome Home, is an absolute treasure trove of goodness for making your home the most livable and the most lovely every season of the year. She's absolutely one of my faves and I know she's one of y'all's too! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Ritual: Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/thatsoundsfun to start your Ritual today. Indeed: Indeed is offering our listeners a FREE $75 credit to boost your job post at Indeed.com/soundsfun. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid through September 30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is ABOUT TIME my friend Levi Lusko joined us on the podcast! You remember his wife Jennie was on just a few months ago (Episode 220) and now Levi is here to talk about the pandemic and prayer and the power of our thoughts and fasting and a billion other topics (you know how we do). I'm going to be starting his new 40-day devotional, Take Back Your Life, and I hope you'll join me! (We always give our AFD Week in Review friends a heads up about who will be on the podcast- sign up here to get the email on Fridays!) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Christian Appalachian Project: Hunger still walks among us, but we can make a difference. Find out more at www.christianapp.org/anniefdowns Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and you’ll get 15% off your order! Ancestry: Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry Health kit today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so excited to introduce y'all to my friend, Rashawn Copeland. We met on a trip to Israel a few years ago and it has been incredibly fun to watch the world get to know him and be blessed by his ministry. His new book Start Where You Are is so honest and vulnerable and such an interesting read. I'm really grateful for our conversation and this time together. I think you're gonna love him and his new book. (We always give our AFD Week in Review friends a heads up about who will be on the podcast- sign up here to get the email on Fridays!) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! CauseBox: Check them out at causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code "thatsoundsfun" to get 20% off your first box! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a trip to get to chat with NEEDTOBREATHE's front man, Bear Rinehart. He answers some of your questions, talks about songwriting in the pandemic, parenting, counseling and faith. And DUH we laugh a lot and DUH I gush over their new album Out of Body because it is legit excellent. (Grab a copy ASAP!) Share this one with your friends! (We always give our AFD Week in Review friends a heads up about who will be on the podcast- sign up here to get the email on Fridays!) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN GiveWell: Get your first donation matched - up to $100 when you go to givewell.org/thatsoundsfun and select [PODCAST] and [That Sounds Fun] at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Bevere is the Godmother we all need- full of wisdom and humor, truthful but kind, strong and humble- pretty much, just an incredible friend to have. You probably have heard her teach or read some of her many best-selling books, but now you get to hear her preach right to US about who we have been and who we want to be. Make sure you grab a copy of her new book Godmothers! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Flamingo: Visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set. It’s just $16 with FREE shipping! Causebox: Go to causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code thatsoundsfun to get 20% off your first box! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code SOUNDSFUN. New customers will get 20% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all better get ready to get INSPIRED. Valorie Burton absolutely tells the beautiful and best truths and is a FUN new friend for me and my gracious I adored her. Her latest book (she has written a LIBRARY that you should totally read) is Let Go of the Guilt- such an important conversation for these days. I can't wait to introduce you, or reconnect you, with Valorie! Enjoy the convo!! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Causebox: Go to causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code "thatsoundsfun" to get 20% off your first box! Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and you’ll get 15% off your order! Liquid IV: Receive 25% off ANYTHING you order when you use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN at www.liquid-iv.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all had some QUESTIONS after we finished our #EnneaSummer2020 series, so we called on one of the dearest and best, Suzanne Stabile. She has your answers (and some more questions for you to think about) to finish out our 2020 series. ALSO- while supplies last (aka HURRY), all #EnneaSummer2020 koozies are $4! . . . . . #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun. Ancestry: Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry Health kit today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know I always warn you when you'll want to be able to take notes. So be advised: this is a note taking episode. Banning Liebscher is back to pastor us in a bunch of ways and talk about his new book The Three-Mile Walk, a book I read this summer that literally changed my life. I bet it will matter to you, too. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Indeed: Get a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid through September 30. The Between Places: You can get your hands on The Between Places prayer journal by going to smaywilsonshop.com and using the promo code THATSOUNDSFUN for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all's dreams are ALL coming true because we've got Lauren Akins on the podcast today! She is precisely as wonderful and kind and amazing as you think she is. Wife to country music super star Thomas Rhett, Lauren is the mother of three ADORABLE gals and the author of the new book Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes- and I'm telling y'all, you will LOVE it. Lauren and I also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Ritual: Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off your first three months! Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 15% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our all-time favorite friends around here, Shauna Niequist, is back to chat! With her first three books being recovered and re-released, it is the perfect chance to catch up and hear how she and her family are doing in 2020 and learn the why behind these works coming back again! We LOVE AND ADORE Shauna around here, and I know you do too! Enjoy the conversation! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Freshly: Freshly is offering you $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun GiveWell: Any of our listeners who become NEW GiveWell donors will have their first donation matched up to $100, when you select [PODCAST] and [That Sounds Fun] at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm sure you remember Stacey Morgan being on the podcast with me a few months ago. Well now that her husband, Dr. Drew Morgan, has returned to earth from the International Space Station, I wanted to talk with them together! This conversation is a new favorite- I adore this family and I think you will too! Learn more about Stacey! Listen to Stacey's other episode of That Sounds Fun! Learn more about Dr. Drew! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun Ancestry: Find out what your DNA says about genetic risk with AncestryHealth®. Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry Health kit today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start here: what's a podcast network? Well, the That Sounds Fun Network is an amusement park of podcasts created to entertain, impact, help and bless you and the people you love. So if you love TSF the show, we think and hope you'll love all the shows on the TSF Network. Today we get to welcome our seventh show to the network- The Matthew West Podcast. Y'all already know and love Matthew- he and his wife Emily have been on the show before in February 2020- and he is back today to talk to us about creating this podcast, what he loves to do for fun, and we even get to hear a smidge of the new show! . . . . . Make sure you've subscribed to The Matthew West Podcast- three episodes are already there waiting for you and he will release new episodes every Wednesday! It's a very very good podcast and the jingle is more catchy than you want it to be. (LOL it's going to be stuck in your head forever.) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partner, Indeed.com! Get a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid through September 30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your favorite Broadway stars are BACK! Ginna Claire Mason Moffett and Mary Kate Morrissey flew into Nashville by bubble and by broomstick and landed right here in the podcast studio! Two of our all-time favorites, you are just going to love the updates on their lives. We also talk through lots of courageous things as today we kick off #100DaysToBrave2020! Important links: Go subscribe to Stories From 100 Days To Brave! Order 100 Day To Brave! Sign up to get the 100 Days To Brave emails! Check out the Double Name Witches! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to our partners! IJM: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saving the best for last! (JUST KIDDING, I know, not fair, I'm a 7.) :) Each show this year has been incredibly insightful and helpful and I today's stays that same course. It's the first time THREE of the same number have sat around the microphones this year, but Erin, Setnick, and I dove deep into the minds of sevens, what makes their day and what breaks their hearts. Three very different perspectives to end our EnneaSummer. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! . . . . Take two minutes and give us your thoughts on EnneaSummer2020! http://www.anniefdowns.com/enneasummersurvey/ Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Sevens Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . Join us reading 100 Days To Brave starting on August 3! . . . . . Thank you to our show's partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/ThatSoundsFun. Join today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $22 in value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love sitting down with two enneagram 6s and hearing and seeing the world through their eyes for a couple of minutes. Curtis and Laura are smart and healthy and kind and vulnerable- giving us real insight into the life of a person who identifies as a six. I feel more prepared to face my day and more cognizant and aware and so grateful for these friends! The way they experience God and the world... fascinating, y'all! . . . . Take two minutes and give us your thoughts on EnneaSummer2020! http://www.anniefdowns.com/enneasummersurvey/ Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Sixes Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . Join us reading 100 Days To Brave starting on August 3! . . . . . Thank you to our partners! IJM: Head to IJM.org/ChangeLives and help make more rescue possible today. Freshly: Freshly is offering you $40 off for your first 4 orders at freshly.com/soundsfun. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know the sacrifice our #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 5 friends are making, stepping up to the microphone and lending their stories to us today. Winston and Haley do such a great job of letting us into the heart and mind of being a 5, and I learned so so much. Deeply grateful for these friends and their honesty and openness. . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Fives Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to get 15% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, Jon Tyson is back on the show to pick up where we left off this spring. I absolutely love learning from him- whether through podcasts like this or messages he preaches online- but his new book Beautiful Resistance seems like a handbook for these days we are living. I teared up twice in this conversation. I feel really grateful- what an absolute gift it is for us to be led and encouraged by Jon. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, a LOT of words about New York City!, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the only episode we recorded long distance, and that's just how #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 4s like it, right? Annie and Stew join us from two different cities to tell us about the creative, thoughtful, deep life of a 4. I absolutely loved listening to them get to know each other and connect and become friends- maybe the highlight of the whole conversation. What a gift these 4s (and all 4s!) are to the rest of us! . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Fours Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Flamingo: Shaving feels better when it’s not overpriced, so visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set. It's just $16 with FREE shipping! Ritual: Get 10% off your first 3 months! Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Your Enneagram Coach: Take the Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all aren't even ready for the high level of awesome our #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 3s bring today. Confident but humble, kind and thoughtful, Candice and Taylor are genuinely two of the best. I've watched them up close for years- as they have led and served- and I can promise you these are two friends you want in your corner. Grateful for their thoughts, grateful for their honesty, and grateful for all the ways that represent the heart and mind of 3s. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Threes Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Indeed: Get started with a free $75 credit for your first job post and to get in front of more quality candidates. Head on over to Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN - Offer is only valid through September 30. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We share all the people, but today is the first time Paula Faris and I became real life (over zoom of course) friends. We cover all the topics that you'd expect two new friends to hit, including her new book Called Out. While it may be her first time on the show, you can bet it won't be her last. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kindness is going to POUR through your speakers today, friends, as you hear our Enneagram 2s. Riley and Christina are here to tell us what it's like to be inside of the mind of someone who thinks about others the most. You're going to be amazed . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Twos Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Thistle Farms: Go to thistlefarms.org and use the promo code THATSOUNDSFUN to receive 15% off and we can light the way together. Your Enneagram Coach: Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's conversation with the Enneagram Ones absolutely blew my mind. I learned so much from Sarah and Dan and I just absolutely loved that they both showed up with the questions answered on a piece of paper, printed out, ready to go. Ones are just the best- bringing their truth and heart. Whether you are a one or if you love a one, this show will be so helpful. . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Ones Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Raycon: Go to https://buyraycon.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order! International Justice Misson: isit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our #EnneaSummer2020 Nines are two of the best and most genuine people I know. Koula and Andy showed up in the studio and told so much truth- about what it is like to be a Nine, about what brings them joy and stress, and you'll hear it, over and over again, how much we need Nines in our lives and in our world. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Nines Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month on select crates kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this year's EnneaSummer episodes with our mighty eights. Strong and kind, wise and lots of words for us about how to understand the eights that you know and love. So thankful for David and Leslie and the way they showed up all the way themselves and shared with us vulnerably and honestly. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Eights Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners of the show! ThirdLove: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 15% off your first purchase! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to kickoff a really fun month here on the pod! ENNEASUMMER2020! We will spend the next few Mondays and Thursdays talking about the enneagram with friends of each type. But today, we start the series with an expert point of view, thanks to our friend Sarajane Case, who you may know best as @enneagramandcoffee. We'll go over each type and get you ready for a month of learning and growing. We'll be using #EnneaSummer2020 for our hashtag this month, so as you discover your number and dig in deeper, include the hashtag in your posts so we can learn along with you! We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) -- Thank you to our partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram assessment by going to yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order at liquid-iv.com when you use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Along with his friends Jordan Rice, Lead Pastor of Renaissance Church Harlem NY and Lauren Allgood, Southeast Director of Strategic Partnerships at World Relief, today Mike gives us practical steps we can take to play our role in racial reconciliation and racial justice. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. A few weeks ago in the AFD WEEK IN REVIEW newsletter, you had the chance to submit questions for Mike. He sat down with his wife Ashley and a few of their friends, Musa & Christina Kposowa, Eric & Jenique Saunders, and answered a few (a lot) of your questions. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Today, along with Jemar Tisby, author of The Color of Compromise, Mike will help us understand why American history matters as we think about racial justice and why current events like the murder of George Floyd aren’t just isolated incidents. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Resources: The Color of Compromise book The Color of Compromise Video Study White Awake book Divided by Faith book Local People book When Affirmative Action Was White book At the Dark End of the Street book I’ve Got the Light of Freedom book God's Long Summer book -- Thank you to our sponsor of today's show! Ritual: Try it out- satisfaction guaranteed! Go to ritual.com/thatsoundsfun for 10% off your first 3 months! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're all so happy to have Carlos Whittaker back in the That Sounds Fun podcast studio and we talked about... well... all the things. If you haven't seen this video with his neighbor, I think you'll love it. His new book Enter Wild released this week- make sure you grab a copy. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices