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Life got you down? What if you could laugh anyway? Christian comedian Tracy DeGraaf (along with her bff Cathrine) will drop weekly episodes (Wednesdays) on topics you care about like how your marriage can survive your husband’s loud chewing, how you can laugh about your kids driving you nuts, and how to scoff off those lady whiskers and not worry about your Howdy Doody sleep wrinkle. Tracy and Cathrine have been next door neighbors and besties for over 20 years. They survived the Great Recession, teenage years, disappointment, health crisis, depression and other stuff that sucks. They have truly learned the secret of Life Happens Laugh Anyway. At the end of each episode, the ladies will point you to faith in Jesus Christ as the ultimate answer regardless of how weird life gets.
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
***Attention Crown Point, IN and surrounding area Humor Consumers***
Comedian Tracy DeGraaf will be performing her one woman show Life Happens Laugh Anyway on Friday, December 2, 2022 at First Christian Reformed Church, 909 East Greenwood Avenue, Crown Point, Indiana at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance here.
Now, back to the podcast show notes...
This is episode 98 and today we are taking about the enormous and shocking cosmetic industry. Cathrine will share some fun facts and Tracy shares some tidbits from the shocking history of lipstick. In addition, we share about the Environmental Working Group.
This is a website where you can enter names of brands, products and ingredients into a large database to check for toxicity and other things. It's kinda cool.
Today our inspiration comes from 1 Peter 3:3-4
Our call to action is for you to watch this fun and funny video of us putting on makeup. Those hands belong to Cathrine.
Love and Laughter to you all!!
Tracy and Cathrine
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers,
The crazy thing about Pam Hupp.....oh my. This episode has some twists and turns. Pam Hupp is a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without parole in Missouri. We talk about who she is, what she did and personal safety.
This episode is sponsored by "Puffin" (AKA Pooh and Muffin, our husbands Kenny and Ron)
Exodus 20:13-16 is our inspiration for this episode although we forgot to mention it on "take 2" which is the recording here. But it's part of the 10 commandments. Basically....do not kill, do not lie, do not steal etc...
The call to action...do everything you can to keep yourself safe. While you can't always avoid situations that are dangerous, there are things we can all do to sharpen our awareness and be prepared.
Next episode is: The Cosmetic Industry. Fun right?
We hope you enjoy this episode.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Check out Tracy’s social media. Facebook Youtube Instagram
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Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers,
Are there many things better than butter? Hmmmm? Can't think of many.
In this episode you will discover:
1. Fun facts you may not have known about our friend "Butter."
2. How to have a healthy relationship with Butter. ;0)
3. The marvelous first cousin of Butter......Ghee.
This episode is sponsored by "Puffin" (AKA Pooh and Muffin, our husbands Kenny and Ron)
Our inspirational close comes from 1 Corinthians 10:31.
The call to action! Educate yourself on all the fats. We discuss our friend, personal trainer and health coach Lindy Flanigan and how she helps her clients change their life by changing their perspective on so many things like food.
Lindy can work with clients from all around the world. To connect with Lindy online, go to: https://lindyflanigan.com
Next episode is: We aren't sure yet. What would you like us to talk about? Our 100th episode is coming up soon too! What would you like us to share on that one?
We hope you enjoy this episode.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Check out Tracy’s social media. Facebook Youtube Instagram
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers,
If you are a subscriber in my email community, you received an earlier email today regarding this episode, but that was a technical error. Sorry. We are on the road in Saginaw, Michigan for a breast cancer awareness gig and working out the bugs from our hotel room. ;0)
Welcome to Episode 94 on Women's Suffrage. Yay!
In this episode you will:
1. Get an overview of Women's Suffrage in the U.S.A.
2. Hear some shocking fun facts that you may not have known about Women's Suffrage
3. Gain a little appreciation for the right to vote
This episode is sponsored by "Puffin" (AKA Pooh and Muffin, our husbands Kenny and Ron)
Our inspirational close comes from Galatians 3:28 and 1Corinthians 11:12
The call to action! VOTE VOTE VOTE....and educate yourself on the issues.
Next episode is: BUTTER! Yum.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Check out Tracy’s social media. Facebook Youtube Instagram
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Hope, ambition, courage, arrogance, lies, pride, murder, canabalism…the Donner Party has it all. If only this were fiction!
On today’s episode of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast, weI take you on the “quest west” that was THE American Dream in the mid 1800s. We tell the true story of the Donner Party, a group of 87 American Pioneers from the midwest who believed the rhetoric, made some fatal errors, and let’s just say the weather didn’t help as they embarked on an ill-fated journey that in hindsight was doomed from the start.
We hope you enjoy this episode.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Check out Tracy’s social media. Facebook Youtube Instagram
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Are you content?
WARNING: YOU MAY NOT LOL AND IT'S OK. This week's episode is way more of a mini-sermon than others. If you are one of our regular listeners....know that we love you and appreciate you and hope that you will get some encouragement toward true contentment by listening today. If you're new and you landed on this episode out of the almost 100 other episodes, then God must want you to hear this. But, definitely go back and listen to our other episodes for a little more humor. ;0)
We love all y'all and pray continually that each of us will grow in our relationships with each other and our spiritual relationship with God.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers!
Announcement: Tracy will be performing at the following cancer awareness events. Join us if you're in the area. Please pass it along to your friends and family. Thank you.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Ever wonder what women want to hear? Yup. We wondered too, so we researched it and on this week's episode we dissect it.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers!
Announcement: Tracy will be performing at the following cancer awareness events. Join us if you're in the area. Please pass it along to your friends and family. Thank you.
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Today we cover...
1. Being Alone: The Pros & Cons of Time Alone
2. Tracy's experiences:
- When Muffin would take the boys on an ice-fishing trip to Wisconsin once a year.
- What the "empty nest" is like after raising five sons.
- Fears of something happening and Muffin not being around.
3. Cathrine's experiences:
- When the kids were younger.
- Getting lonely quicker.
4. What God says about the value of being alone. Luke chapter 5
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers!
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Today we cover...
How to stop complaining. Below are two links we talked about:
And here are the 20 questions Tracy created for an exercise to see if you can process your "complaint" rather than complaining and come to some resolution or solution.
20 questions to eliminate complaining
- What is the complaint/problem?
- Who is involved?
- On a scale of 1-10 one being I have never seen them before and ten being I live with them, how important is this relationship to me?
- How are they affected?
- What are the unknowns?
- How can the unknowns become known?
- How would knowing the unknowns fix or exacerbate the problem?
- Is there any other communication that needs to happen?
- What is the best way for that communication to take place?
- What parts of the problem am I grateful for?
- How am I grateful for the people involved in this problem?
- What are the threats to my relationship with the people involved?
- How can I reduce those threats?
- What is within my control relating to this whole situation?
- What is not within my control relating to this whole situation?
- What are my desired outcomes?
- What are my options?
- What are the risks of said options?
- What is the best option with the least risk?
- What option did I choose?
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Hey Humor Consumers!
***PLEASE NOTE:*** If you are receiving these show notes via email, scroll down to the bottom and hit play to hear the audio of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast episode.
Today we cover...
1. 7 things women will ALWAYS be attracted to
2. Our perspective on the matter
3. Expert advice from the pros at Better Help
As always, we close the podcast with some inspiration as well as a call to action.
Psalm 37:4 and 1John 2:17 provide us with some spiritual guidance and the call to action is for everyone to look for the aforementioned traits in their man. ;0)
Next week, we cover "How to stop complaining." Don't miss it.
Tracy and Cathrine
P.S. The goal of the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast is to present our audience with a relevant topic weekly in an entertaining way followed by some spiritual encouragement. #lifehappenslaughanyway #tracydegraaf
***MORE ABOUT TRACY DEGRAAF COMEDY***
Tracy DeGraaf is a U.S.A. national touring comedian based in the Chicago area working primarily with churches and hospitals on outreach events. She is a Christian and a breast cancer survivor who combines two of her passions: Jesus and Mammograms into her comedy ministry. She loves Jesus, but doesn’t want women to meet Him just yet. At her church shows she points the audience to Jesus at the end and at her hospital shows she encourages all to get and stay current on cancer screenings.
For more information go to TracyDeGraaf.com.