Life Happens Laugh Anyway
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
Becoming a grandma is so much more than welcoming a new baby—it's watching your own child become a parent. ❤️
In this episode, Tracy and Cathrine share the joys, laughter, surprises, and even a few concerns that come with this incredible new season of life. From the first time holding a grandbaby to learning when to offer adv...
Five years ago, we sat down with a couple of microphones, no real clue what we were doing, and a simple desire to encourage women through the ups and downs of life.
Fast forward to today...
🎉 270+ episodes later.
🎉 Tens of thousands of downloads (mind blowing)
🎉 Listeners in every U.S. state and around the world (yes...we're still wondering how Singapore found us! 😂).
🎉 Countless laughs, tears, technical glitches, life lessons...
Grief isn't just something we experience after losing a loved one. We grieve broken relationships, lost dreams, health challenges, career changes, empty nests, beloved pets, and seasons of life that don't turn out the way we expected.
In this episode, Tracy is joined by special guest and substitute co-host Valerie DeGraaf for an honest conversation about ...
Are you the person who plans every minute of vacation... or are you happy to hop in the car and see where the day takes you? 🚗🗺️
In this episode, Cathrine and Tracy dive into the classic "left brain vs. right brain" conversation. While modern science says our brains don't work quite this simply, many of us naturally lean toward being more analytical or more creative. Either way, G...
Have you ever watched a movie and then immediately started Googling because you realized there was a whole chapter of history you never learned in school? 🤯 That's exactly what happened to us after watching Sarah's Oil!
This week, Cathrine, Emily, and Tracy discuss the inspiring true story of Sarah Rector, a young Black girl whose seemingly worthless land turned out to contain a fort...
What did you think adulthood would be like? Freedom? Fun? Staying up as late as you want and eating ice cream for dinner? 🍦
Yeah... us too.
In this episode, Tracy, Cathrine, and special guest Valerie (our favorite Millennial mom!) compare notes on the realities of adulthood from two different generations. While ...
🎙️ Episode 268: “A Nostalgic Look Back in Time” 😂 A hilarious walk down memory lane for Gen X, Boomers, exhausted moms, and anyone born before Wi-Fi.
This week on the Life Happens, Laugh Anyway podcast, Tracy and Cathrine dive headfirst into the weird, wonderful, mildly dangerous world of growing up before smartphones, streaming, GPS and Amazon Prime. 😂
If you ever: 📼 taped over a family wedding with a sitcom ☎️ mem...
We all have decisions to make:
- Big ones
- Small ones
- Emotional ones
- Expensive ones 😅
- And sometimes decisions that keep us awake at 2 a.m. replaying imaginary conversations.
Today we’re talking about: 👉 How do you make a wise decision that truly lines up with God’s will?
Not just: “What do I WANT to...
“Are you there God? It’s Me Margaret. (Faith, Feelings & the Awkward Years)”
Ever wish you could go back and give your middle school self a hug… and maybe a better training bra? 😆
This week, we’re joined by Cathrine’s daughter Emily (film & theater grad 🎬) as we dive into the coming-of-age classic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret—and WOW did it take us ...
🎙️ Episode 264: Why We Overcomplicate Things
✨ 3 Takeaways:- We overthink EVERYTHING (from dinner… to texting “K” and spiraling for 3 hours 😅)
- Simplicity is usually the better path—but for some reason we fight it like it owes us money
- Peace comes when we stop complicating what God already made simple
Ever taken something super simple… and turned it into a full-blown ...
🎙️ Episode 263: First-Time Mom: What No One Tells You (and What Actually Helps)
✨ Featuring Cathrine, Tracy and our special guest and Humor Contributor Valerie
1. You don’t have to be perfect to be a great mom—your baby just needs YOU. 💛
Let’s be real… the pressure is intense. But perfection isn’t the...
🎙️ Episode 262: Dear Cathrine & Tracy – Part 2 Marriage, Boundaries & When Your Kids Choose Differently
💥 HOOK: Marriage gets tired. Kids grow up and get opinions. And suddenly you’re asking… “Wait… what just happened to my life?!”
Welcome to Part 2 of our Dear Cathrine & Tracy series—where we tackle real-life questions with honesty, humor, and just enough wisdom to keep us...
Anniversaries ✈️ Airplane Etiquette 😳 & Adult Friendships 🫶
Ever wish you had a couple wise (and slightly sarcastic) friends to answer your real-life questions?
Well… you do. 😄
In this episode, we pulled from YOUR submissions and tackled everything from dreamy anniversary trips to airplane drama to the age-old question…
👉 “Why is it so hard to make friends as...
🎙️ Episode 260: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Sometimes the simplest messages are the most powerful. ❤️ In this episode, Tracy and Cathrine dive into the heartwarming documentary about the life and legacy of Fred Rogers — the gentle soul behind the beloved children’s show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
What we discovered surprised us… moved us… and honestly made us tear up a little. 🥹
This episode takes ...
Life doesn’t always hand us giant, fireworks-level moments of happiness. 🎆 But you know what it does give us?
Tiny, everyday joys… the kind we usually rush right past. ☕🌿🚿
In this episode, Cathrine & Tracy slow down and celebrate the little things that make a BIG difference in our mood, our mindset, and even our faith.
Because sometimes the best medicine for a s...
“We all love serving… until it’s inconvenient.” 😅
In this episode, we’re getting honest about what serving really looks like — when it’s beautiful, when it’s exhausting, and when it’s horribly wonderful (yes, Camp Daniel, we’re looking at you 👀).
From caregiving to mission trips, from BSF leadership to grandkids, from election judg...
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