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I’m taking a summer class right now, taught at a farm. Every day at 11:30, I get home wearing a thin coating of sweat and..

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Lessons From the Dark

Two years ago, I traveled to Maine in the dead of December to visit a friend. She and I had each had a hard year…

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The Maternal Gift of Grief

The first weeks after we brought my daughter home from the hospital passed in a hazy, golden blur. I’m sure we did things, but I..

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How to make a baby gallery wall (and make it safe!)

When I set up our baby’s nursery, I wanted to include art at her eye level. I love the Montessori philosophy of making a nursery..
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Mamababy

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Lessons From the Dark

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Welcome to Sara Laughed
I’m Sara, a writer and chaplain who splits my time between the Netherlands and the US. This blog began as a creative writing outlet ten years ago, when I was but a wee high school graduate looking for an adventure abroad. Well, I found it! In the years since, I moved abroad, got married, became a mother, and have written devotionals and books. I've been lucky to build an audience of fellow creatives here at Sara Laughed.
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The Maternal Gift of Grief

The first weeks after we brought my daughter home from the hospital passed in a hazy, golden blur. I’m sure we did things, but I..
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Stella Maris

Two years ago, I suffered an ectopic pregnancy—my third pregnancy loss in a row, and by far the most brutal and emotionally devastating. At the..
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Decorating the world

I’m lying in bed when Ken finishes his work for the night. As he walks into the bedroom and starts lowering the blinds, he asks:..
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Looks Like We Made It

Happy 2021, everybody! Whew. This has been a rollercoaster, hasn’t it? I cross-stitched this Elmo meme back in February, back before the coronavirus had even..
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Faith

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God, my body, and me

This blog post includes talk of weight and weight loss. Today, during the spiritual formation group I attend before church, I was asked how my..
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Zoom Church

When I leave out the mess, when I turn our webcam off, I forget. The church isn’t polished, and the gospel isn’t pre-recorded. It happens here, among and between us.
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Carrying on Rachel’s Light: Remembering Rachel Held Evans

I met Rachel Held Evans on October 30th, 2015. She didn’t know it then, and neither did I; but the night I met her, the..
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How to Start Studying the Bible for Beginners

Welcome! This article is my comprehensive guide on how to start studying the Bible. If you want to learn how to study the Bible for..
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Why I Follow the Liturgical Year as an Ordinary, Everyday Christian

A few years ago, when I was eighteen and at the start of my gap year, I was having coffee at a friend’s mom’s house...
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Ethical Activewear: My 3 Favorite Companies for Plus Size Ethical Work Out Clothes

Throughout college I regularly did pilates videos in my room, took classes at the student sports center, and religiously used my Fitbit to track my..
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Plus Size Ethical Clothing: The Updated Ultimate Guide

For years, plus size ethical clothing felt impossible to find. Fair trade clothes are already a niche market; asking ethical fashion companies that barely break even to..
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Plus Sized Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Clothing for Big Bodies

This post has been updated; to see the newly expanded list of 24 plus size ethical fashion brands, click here! I care about ethical fashion...
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Ethical Fashion: Why I Care

When I was ten, I wanted to be a fashion designer. I was constantly sketching dresses, devouring fashion books, and cutting up magazines. I had..
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