Laugh It Up!: Embrace Freedom and Experience Defiant Joy

In Laugh It Up!, viral sensation Candace Payne—beloved across the world as 'Chewbacca Mom'—invites readers into an inspiring, vulnerable, and laugh-out-loud journey to discovering authentic, resilient joy in Christ. Behind the viral video that brought laughter to hundreds of millions lay a personal life that had weathered deep financial struggles, chronic anxiety, personal loss, and self-doubt. Payne reveals that biblical joy is not a superficial personality trait or the result of perfect circumstances, but a deliberate, courageous choice anchored in God's unchanging goodness. With warmth, infectious humor, and transparent honesty, she shows how believers can silence shame, tear down emotional barriers, and embrace what she terms 'defiant joy' against life's heaviest heartaches. This delightful and spiritually uplifting book encourages men and women alike to release comparison, laugh at the days to come, and revel in the boundless freedom and grace found in the presence of Jesus.