The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast

What do you do when you’ve prayed, worked, asked, and knocked, and the door still hasn’t opened? Candace sits down with Annie F. Downs for one of their last conversations of the season, built around the part of Annie’s new book that she kept bumping into as she wrote it: you can do everything right, and there are still no promises for how your life will turn out. Candace knows the temptation to always be in control, the hope that A plus B will equal C, and the feeling of quiet disappointment when it doesn’t. Together they ask what it looks like to keep living a full life while you wait. Annie talks about her years of waiting to be married before she married JW at 44, the counseling, the dating coaches, the matchmaker, and the belief that a little more money would finally fix it. Candace shares more stories about her own years at home with her kids, a season she was fully committed to even as other dreams waited, and the growth in her relationship with God that prepared her to return to work with different eyes. They keep coming back to the same question: can you find fulfillment in what you have while you wait for what you want, and can you be grateful for the basket you’re holding while wishing there were more fruit in it? Annie shares the picture of a wrung-out washcloth that she wrote about in “Stay Tuned,” her advent devotional for single women. Candace and Annie also answer several listener questions: from a young mom looking for real friendship, from a girl who wonders if her crush on a guy is crowding out her focus on God, from a new believer married to a husband who doesn’t share her faith, and from a listener asking how to find a friend who won’t be judgmental. For email updates, go to candace.com, where you can also grab the free downloadable discovery quiz from Annie’s book, Don’t Let That Hold You Back, and join the Together community for private podcast discussion and monthly challenges. Life is like a rollercoaster, but it’s better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace Bure and Annie F. Downs. Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Annie on IG/ TIKTOK: https://www.instagram.com/annieFDowns/ Annie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-tPvY6HODihpmzjDV_KxA Sponsors For This Episode 316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure CrowdHealth joincrowdhealth.com Code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Nello drinknello.com Code CANDACE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever met someone who just oozed peace? The kind of person who you felt instantly safe with, even though you didn’t know them? What would it be like if that’s how people described you? Candace and Annie talk through what it means to be the aroma of Christ everywhere you go, including a moment at a Dairy Queen, and what courage looks like when it shows up in your everyday life rather than one dramatic moment. They open with a listener question about emotional eating, and Candace shares what her counselor taught her about naming why she reaches for food and refusing to keep secrets around it, and this episode closes with a listener question from Janice about holding onto faith through repeated hard seasons. You can find a free quiz from Annie's book at candace.com, and while you're there, sign up for email and text updates. Join the Together community at candace.com/together to ask questions and a prayer group with other listeners. Life is like a rollercoaster, but it's better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace Bure and Annie F. Downs. Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Annie on IG/ TIKTOK: https://www.instagram.com/annieFDowns/ Annie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-tPvY6HODihpmzjDV_KxA Sponsors For This Episode 316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure CrowdHealth joincrowdhealth.com Code CANDACE IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Nello drinknello.com Code CANDACE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever noticed how differently your life feels when your identity is tied to your work instead of to God? Candace opens Season 18 with her friend Annie F. Downs, best-selling author and host of the podcast That Sounds Fun, talking through her new book, Don't Let That Hold You Back. Annie shares the story behind her first book, the string of rejections that led her to step away from writing for two years, and what she learned about separating her identity from her career. She and Candace walk through the difference between what has been stolen, killed, and destroyed in a person's life, a distinction Annie draws from the writer of John's account of the thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy. They talk honestly about fear, including the whispers of fear neither of them has ever fully outrun. Candace also opens up about a business meltdown and the call she made to Annie in the middle of it. The episode closes with two listener questions: how to stop being afraid of hearing God's voice, and what each of them would do differently if they could go back. You can find a free quiz from Annie's book at candace.com, where you can also sign up for email and text updates and ask questions for future episodes. Join the Together community at candace.com/together for Bible studies and a prayer chain. Life is like a rollercoaster, but it's better when we go through it together! Connect with Candace Bure and Annie F. Downs. Candace on Instagram @candacecbure  Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast  Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Annie on IG/ TIKTOK: https://www.instagram.com/annieFDowns/ Annie on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-tPvY6HODihpmzjDV_KxA Sponsors For This Episode 316 Financial https://bank316.com/candace-cameron-bure CrowdHealth joincrowdhealth.com CODE Candace IFCJ ifcj.com  GCU gcu.edu Kiaora Kiaora.com/candace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices