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 Reces ...
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Episode 173-Clutter & Mental Health
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Got clutter? It's having an impact on your mental health! In today's episode you will discover: How clutter and mental health are connected Impact of clutter and mental health Why do people have clutter How to remove clutter from your life Scripture: Luke 12:15, 1 Cor. 14:33, ecc. 3:6 CTA: Declutter one small area at a time.11 THANK YOU to our NEWE…
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Episode 172-Dear Zachary-A Letter To His Son About His Father
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Episode 170-Mind Your Manners!
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THANK YOU to our NEWEST Humor Contributors: Friends...we have had several new people cross over from Humor Consumer to Humor Contributor. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our $5 per month contributors Sarah, Wendy, Jessica J., Jessica K., Katie, Colleen, Ursula, Nancy, Kenny, Karren, Jeanine, Muffin, Darlene, Courtney, Joan. We also have one-time…
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Click here to support us with a $5 per month contribution and you will become part of our growing community. Click here to support us with a one-time gift of any amount from $1 to whatever your heart desires. Side Note: You can now buy or rent Tracy's full 82-minute comedy special Condemned Bakery online (Amazon Prime and more) and watch it in the …
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Episode 168-Yay! Tracy Got A Bidet!
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Yay! Tracy Got a Bidet! Episode 168 THANK YOU to our NEWEST Humor Contributors: Friends...we have had several new people cross over from Humor Consumer to Humor Contributor. Thank you, thank you, thank you to our $5 per month contributors Sarah, Wendy, Jessica J., Jessica K., Katie, Colleen, Ursula, Nancy, Kenny, Karren, Jeanine, Muffin, Darlene, C…
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Panic Attacks Side Note: You can now buy or rent Tracy's full 82 minute comedy special Condemned Bakery online (Amazon Prime and more) and watch it in the comfort of your own home. Click here to check it out. Now, back to Episode 167... Nobody wants to have a panic attack and yet, here we are discussing something that most people will experience at…
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Episode 166-Benefits of House Plants
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Benefits of House Plants Side Note: You can now buy or rent Tracy's full 82 minute comedy special Condemned Bakery online (Amazon Prime and more) and watch it in the comfort of your own home. Click here to check it out. Now, back to Episode 166... Houseplants are fun and they have an amazing number of benefits that perhaps you haven't even thought …
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Episode 165-Three Identical Strangers
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Three Identical Strangers Side Note: You can now buy or rent Tracy's full 82 minute comedy special Condemned Bakery online (Amazon Prime and more) and watch it in the comfort of your own home. Click here to check it out. Now, back to Episode 165... Here is a great example of people justifying their actions in the name of "science" or the "greater g…
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Episode 164-Shiny Happy People:Duggar Family Secrets
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Shiny Happy People - Duggar Family Secrets Wowza! We had no idea there was a whole religion behind "19 Kids and Counting." Tune into this episode and watch the doc cuz it's an eye opener for sure. Equipment Fundraiser Update: Thank you to all who have become Humor Contributors. We sooooooo appreciate you and we have raised enough money to purchase …
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Caregiving Friends, providing care for someone is a tough job. On today's episode, we tackle the stress and how to deal with it. Here is what you can expect from this two-part podcast: A five step guide on how to survive and thrive the stress of being a caregiver https://strokerecoveryfoundation.org/recovery-resources/a-five-step-guide-on-how-to-su…
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Part 2 of boundaries and it's a dooooozie! Once again we have some fun confessions of boundaries with some laughs. Enjoy. This has been a powerful and timely episode for both of us. Hope it helps you to set and establish some healthy boundaries. Here is what you can expect from this two-part podcast: Excerpts from Boundaries book by Townsend and Cl…
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Do you struggle with boundaries? Welcome to the club. We definitely struggle in this area and that's why we decided to cover this topic. In fact, on this recording, we get super vulnerable and share a really funny story about both of us blowing our boundaries when it comes to food. Stay tuned to the end to hear that. And, in between recording part …
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Episode 160-PartII The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace (Natalia Speaks)
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Local Friends... HURRY. Last chance to grab tickets to the Bee My Valentine Event at Christ Community Church, 103 W. Corning Avenue, Peotone, IL. This fun event will be on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 6-8 p.m. Purchase your tickets here. $12 gets you pizza, salad, sweets, bottled water, and lots of laughs. We will have two skits, special music, a …
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Episode 159- The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
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You're in for a ride on this one. Keep reading... Have you heard of this docuseries? Spoiler ALERT....yes. We are going to reveal all the things because this case is just too whack-a-do to not tell. This is PART 1. There was so much to say that we couldn't smoosh it into one episode. Enjoy. Equipment Fundraiser Update: Thank you to all who have bec…
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Episode 158-How To Make Friends As A Busy Introvert Mom
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Episode 157-The Oreo Cookie Scandal
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HOPE is a huge thing! Without hope, there is only darkness. On today's episode we talk about: Why hope is important. What we are hoping for right now. How to get your hope back. Inspiration: Romans 12:12 "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." CTA: Find your hope in the Lord. If you don’t know him get to know him. THANK…
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Episode 154-Psychology of Gift Giving
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Tis the season of gift giving. Guess what? There's psychology behind it. Today we dive into the dark corners of the brain and shine some light into what the heck is going on in there. Forgive us for the beginning as we go totally off the rails and somehow pull the train back on the track. It's just how we roll. Here's what you can expect from today…
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Episode 153-Conversations For Deeper Connections
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Would you donate $10 bucks to our podcast mission? Keep reading... Welcome NEW Humor Contributors Wendy and Jess 👏👏👏 THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Guess what? We are nearly to our $1,000 goal already. God is so good! Wait, what??? Yes, it's true, as of today (11/22/23) our total raised for new podcasting equipment is just over $850. Yay and THANK YOU! By t…
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Episode 152-Christmas Under Fire
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Hey Humor Consumers! Tracy here. I’m typing out these show notes on my phone from an airport in Seattle on my way to Fairbanks, Alaska for a fun comedy gig. Forgive the brevity! Christmas Under Fire is an awesome 9 minute documentary created during WW2 to give people a glimpse inside what it was like when London was being bombarded by Germany. Gott…
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Would you donate $10 bucks to our podcast mission? Keep reading... Welcome NEW Humor Contributors Kim, Beverly and Jackie. 👏👏👏 THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Guess what? We are nearly to our $1,000 goal already. God is so good! Wait, what??? Yes, it's true, as of today (11/22/23) our total raised for new podcasting equipment is ju…
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Episode 150-Gift Ideas for Christmas 2023
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Hey Humor Consumers... ***HELP WANTED!*** Nope, it's not a job, it's a mission. Please read. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ We need your help to upgrade our podcasting equipment. In the beginning we purchased "good enough" microphones that have gotten us through to this point, but it's time to take the quality of our sound to the next level. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by…
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Episode 149 - Review of Beyond Hoarding Documentary
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Hey Humor Consumers... ***HELP WANTED!*** Nope, it's not a job, it's a mission. Please read. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ We need your help to upgrade our podcasting equipment. In the beginning we purchased "good enough" microphones that have gotten us through to this point, but it's time to take the quality of our sound to the next level. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by…
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Hey Humor Consumers... SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ***Check out Tracy live on Fox32 Chicago Orange Friday segment as she spoke on behalf of The Chicago Bears and the Crucial Catch campaign sponsored by the NFL and American Cancer Society. Schedule your screening today.*** Know anyone near Lansing, MI? Tracy will be performing there on November 11, 2023 M…
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Episode 147-When You Feel Like Quitting.....
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Hey Humor Consumers... Side Note: It is still October so it's still Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check out Tracy live on Fox32 Chicago Orange Friday segment as she spoke on behalf of The Chicago Bears and the Crucial Catch campaign sponsored by the NFL and American Cancer Society. Schedule your screening today. Now back to our episode on NOT QUIT…
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Episode 146-The Problem w/ Recycling
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Hey Humor Consumers... And you thought you had big problems. This week we will take a look at the huge problems in the area of recycling. We discuss: 1. What’s the Problem? 2. Why don’t we stop using Plastic? 3. How does this new information CHANGE our perspective and our behavior? As always, we will point you to some words of wisdom in our inspira…
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Episode 145-Stupid Criminals & Weird Crimes
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Hey Humor Consumers, we live in a world full of weird! Today we are sharing weird, unusual and downright strange crimes committed by the ultimate weirdos! Cat will share a bit about a weird crime that happened to her involving a camper and Tracy will share one too! We will give some insight on how to live in a world of weirdos. Inspirational Close:…
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Episode 144-Prepping For Dooms Day
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Hey Humor Consumers, Are you ready for Dooms Day? Today we are talking about prepping. Fun right? Prepping: What is it and why do it? Ways to prep. Our perspective on prepping. Inspiration: Romans 14:23, Exodus 16:16 FEMA emergency item list. Light: head lamp and regular flashlight Whistle Dust mask Physical map of local area Manual can opener Game…
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Hey Humor Consumers... ***HELP WANTED!*** Nope, it's not a job, it's a mission. Please read. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ We need your help to upgrade our podcasting equipment. In the beginning we purchased "good enough" microphones that have gotten us through to this point, but it's time to take the quality of our sound to the next level. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by…
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Hey Humor Consumers... ***HELP WANTED!*** Nope, it's not a job, it's a mission. Please read. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ We need your help to upgrade our podcasting equipment. In the beginning we purchased "good enough" microphones that have gotten us through to this point, but it's time to take the quality of our sound to the next level. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by…
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Hey Humor Consumers... ***HELP WANTED!*** Nope, it's not a job, it's a mission. Please read. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ We need your help to upgrade our podcasting equipment. In the beginning we purchased "good enough" microphones that have gotten us through to this point, but it's time to take the quality of our sound to the next level. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by…
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Episode 139 Doreen Went to the Hospital
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***ATTENTION: Help spread the word to all near Holland, Michigan*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://tracydeg…
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Episode 138-Emotional Eating
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***ATTENTION: Help spread the word to all near Holland, Michigan*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://tracydeg…
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Episode 137-Women & Personal Safety
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***ATTENTION*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://tracydegraaf.com/events Now, back to episode 137 on Personal…
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***ATTENTION Do you know anyone near Holland, Grand Rapids, Michigan??*** If you do, please share this info with them. Thanks! Join me for some LIVE comedy fun on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling …
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***ATTENTION all near Holland, Michigan*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun in Holland, MI on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://parktheatreholland…
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Episode 134-What Is Body Positivity?
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***Know anyone near Holland, Michigan?*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun in Holland, MI on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://parktheatreholland.…
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Episode 133-Skin Cancer & Melanoma Awareness
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***Know anyone near Holland, Michigan?*** Join me for some LIVE comedy fun in Holland, MI on Thursday, September 28, 2023. "Not Biologically Dutch" is what we are calling this 90-minute endeavor (because I married a Dutch man and Holland Michigan is crawling with Wooden Shoes. ;0). Grab tickets here: https://parktheatreholland.…
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Episode 132-Things We Would Say To Our Younger Selves
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Hey Humor Consumers, ***READ the P.S. cuz we need some help. ;0)*** Wouldn't it be fun to travel back in time and give yourself some advice? On today's episode we talk about what we might tell the "less experienced" Tracy and Cathrine. Today we are sharing... Our do-overs 10 Things People Regret Later in Life Moving forward Inspirational close: Isa…
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Episode 131- Sound Of Freedom-Awareness on Human Trafficking
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Hey Humor Consumers, Sound of Freedom is an incredible film that tells a story most would rather not hear. Human trafficking is a huge problem in our world today. We decided to review this film and share our own thoughts on it to do our part in bringing awareness to others. Today we are sharing... A review of Sound of Freedom Awareness of human tra…
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Episode 130-The Villages, Some Kind Of Heaven
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Hey Humor Consumers, Have you heard of America's Friendliest Hometown? The Villlllllages! We have and we've been there many times. Today we are sharing... A review of documentary film Some Kind of Heaven Our own first hand experiences in The Villages, Florida Encouragement to bloom where you're planted Inspirational close: Philippians 4:11-13 Conte…
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Episode 129-Rulon Jeffs, Warren Jeffs, Polygamy & Scandal
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Hey Humor Consumers, You won't believe this, or maybe you will...we actually FINALLY recorded our episode on the topic of "Procrastination." After a year and a half or more of putting it off, we finally did it. It was supposed to drop today. But, when Cathrine went to edit it and get it uploaded into our Podbean account, the audio file was garbage.…
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Episode 128-Things We Can No Longer Live Without
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Hey Humor Consumers, NEW SPONSOR NOTE: Huge shout out to our dear friend and Bible study leader Linda Sneed for her contribution as a sponsor. We love you! Can you imagine living WITHOUT your cell phone? No! Right? But, if you were born in the 50s/60s or even 70s, you lived without it for decades. On today's episode, we will take you on a trip down…
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Hey Humor Consumers, Do you love movies based on true events and real people? We do. That's why we bring you the amazing and equally horrible story that is told in the movie House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pachino, Robert DeNiro and Salma Hayek. Today we are sharing... Summary of the movie (spoiler alert...if you haven't watched …
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Hey Humor Consumers, We're givers here at the Life Happens Laugh Anyway podcast! Did someone say donuts? Ummmm, YES please! National Donut Day is fast becoming a fan-fav here and we couldn't resist creating this episode for you all. Enjoy our enjoyment of this yummy holiday. Today we are sharing... Fun facts and history of National Donut Day Where …
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Hey Humor Consumers, Got hobbies? You might have more than you think. On today's episode we are covering: Hobbies for women 0ver 50 How to discover if a hobby is right for you How to get started with a hobby. Check out Strong Interest Inventory if you need help discovering your strong interests. ;0) Inspirational close: Col 3:17 and Ecc 9:10 CTA: J…
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Hey Humor Consumers, Does your personal style need a little boost? Tune into episode 124 Personal Style for 2023. You will hear all about what it is and how to find or refine yours. We both fell in love with two style experts. We think you'll love Molly Bingamin and Linda Paige. We've listed them here in case you'd like to go deeper. Molly has a re…
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Episode 123-Colonoscopy Philosophy
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Hey Humor Consumers, Are you age 45 or older? Do you know someone age 45 or older? You or someone you love may be due for a colonoscopy. Some of you may know that Tracy is a cancer survivor and considers herself an ambassador and advocate for screenings. On today's episode, you'll hear about that fun little test that could save your life. ENJOY. Tr…
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