For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
Friendship = Fun with Annie Downs
Episode · 53 min · August 1, 2017
About this episode
Nobody has more fun with their friends than Annie F. Downs (the “F” stands for “fun!”). Author of 100 Days to Be Brave, Annie is a national speaker and lover of banjos, boiled peanuts, and Westward expansion (???) --we promise; it will all make sense. You’ll love getting to know Annie, plus you’ll learn some tips for
navigating online dating, how to be a “show-er-upper” for your girlfriends, and ways just to have more fun generally in life.
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