About
Annie’s official bio:
Annie Downs tells stories for a living as a freelance writer in Nashville, Tennessee. Flawed but funny, Annie uses her writing to highlight the everyday goodness of a real and present God.
Annie has been telling stories her whole life. As a child, growing up outside of Atlanta, Georgia, she loved talking to anyone who would listen… whether she was telling true tales or not. Annie received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia, preparing her for a short-lived but memorable career as a teacher in elementary schools. Now as a writer, Annie uses those same skills from the classroom to engage, entertain, and educate her readers.
Annie is a huge fan of the Internet, singer/songwriters, waffles with peanut butter, and sports of all kinds, especially four square.
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Keep in touch, yo:
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FAQs:
1. Why are you in Nashville?
Find the answers here: POST #1, POST #2, POST #3
2. What do you do?
I’m a freelance editor and author. I am currently working for other authors/agents editing their work while writing my own manuscript. And I write while drinking chai tea lattes at coffee shops. Think it sounds like a dream life? It is.
3. What’s your book about?
You. [Ok, not really. 
] My book is a non-fiction/Bible study for teens/early 20s girls on how to live holy on a day-to-day basis. It’s called “I haven’t figured it out either”. [Ok, not really. But it could be.]
4. Why do you blog?
5. Are you a mommy blogger?
Nope, those are just the blogmies I run with. I’m single with no babies.
6. What’s a blogmie?
A friend/blog reader who has a blog. Blogger + homie = blogmie. [And often, though not always, these are people that I knew first through their blog and then later in real life. As is the case in my blogroll.]
7. What’s a bloggite?
A friend/blog reader who doesn’t have a blog.
8. Can you tell me what “beauticulous” means?
Why yes, I can. Because I made up the word and I like to use it.
Beautiful + ridiculous = beauticulous. Things like free CDs from singer/songwriters, free wireless internet at a coffee shop, or just a really sweet and long conversation between friends. Like this blog.
By the way, I like combining words.
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Feel free to contact me with any other questions or suggestions for the FAQ section. Or just because you want to share a recipe. Or a story. Or a picture. Or a moment.
Thank you for stopping by my little corner of the internet sky. You are always welcome here.
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OK…scary, I have never heard of anyone else liking waffles with peanut butter! I love them! I’m new to the blog world but also have a passion for the Lord, the Word,writing and seeing women grow in the Lord! Thanks Annie. Plus I couldn’t pass on the “no comments yet”…keep posting!
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You had me at four square.
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grant and i met playing four square. i highly recommend it!
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Got here through Kat. It’s kind of late for me to read every blog post, but you talk college football which is mighty cool in my book. Even though I am a Gator.
We’ll be around!
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Have you ever tried waffles with applesauce? Sounds weird. Tastes good. Especially with homemade applesauce…yum.
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Annie- you are too funny. I love reading your blogs. Wish I had found them earlier!
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I like your updates! I love four-square, too – I was fantastic as a sixth grader!
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So glad you cleared all that up. =)
I thought my daughter was the only one who liked waffles with peanut butter. She’ll be glad to know she’s not alone.
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Really pb is the only way to make a waffle a redemptive event.
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When I was about 9 years old I made up a word called Dramatizic. It was to describe really bad commercials with really bad acting. I would roll my eyes and say, “oh, that is SO. Dramatizic.”
Sorta like melodrama.
But better.
Beuticulous, I know.
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I am enjoying following you on your blog. I ran across your blog through Boo Mama, I think. Anyways, you are a great blessings-authentic, transparent, and in love with the Lord-my kind of lady!
Thank you for following me on Twitter. Perhaps our lives will cross sometime in real life! I write Bible studies for moms, speak, teach and try hard not to destroy my testimony for the Lord publicly! May the Lord bless you and keep you and cause His face to shine upon you! Blessings x 10,000.
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Hi Annie!! I had some extra time this morning so I was browsing through BooMama’s blogroll (which I never have time to do). I’m totally into reading your blog and loved it! And then I realize I know you real life! You spoke at Beloved’s first retreat. I was the MC at that event and met you at the leadership meeting. Small world! I didn’t know you had moved to Nashville. Good for you. I’m loving reading about your trip to Africa. I pray the Lord’s blessings on you today and I’ll keep reading.
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HI! This is Dana from 4th grade! So you are in Nashville i always wanted to go there I just wanted to say that you were the best teacher you are so funny and fun!
-Dana
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Hey Annie! your blog is great! i have to know how you know dave barnes?? or do you know him?? he is so great too!