Welcome to the Genesis of SarahLaughs.Com

This website is dedicated to encouraging others. And the only way I can do that is to share the lessons I’ve learned. Some of these lessons were very painful since I tend to be hardheaded. But if I don’t share them, they will go to waste.

So, you’ll see the real me, with all my flaws and failings. You’ll see that I am not that different from you. Hopefully, no matter where you are on the planet, you’ll be able to relate.

For now these entries will be posted every other week. As time goes by, these entries may become a weekly occurrence. There will also be guest "speakers," who have their own lessons to share.

I am also looking forward to expanding my website to include not only this web log, but other pages as well. I plan to have a poetry page that will list poems both original and by other poets. I will also have a page that lists my favorite books as well as authors. And because I love to sing there will be a page listing my favorite songs and artists.

A very dear friend suggested that I also have a resource page that will include links to other related sites. Just as I am a work in progress, so is my website - things are bound to change.

My Beliefs

I am a Christian. Now, having said that, I understand that everyone has a different definition of what being a Christian means.

So how do I define myself? Well, I love God and I love people. But without the help of the Holy Spirit, this would be impossible. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the only way to God.

There are many other foundational truths that I believe. But to list them all here would, I think, be overwhelming. Instead, I will be sharing these beliefs a little at a time.


Where My Website got its Name

Well, my name is Sarah and I laugh a lot, but that is only part of the reason. The other part comes from the Bible. My parents named me for Abraham’s wife, Sarah, and, as you will see, my namesake also laughed.

In Genesis18:1-15, the story is told of the Lord appearing to Abraham and reiterating a promise that He made earlier in chapter 17:15-16. He tells Abraham that by the same time the following year Sarah would have a son.

This may not seem very amazing to you until you realize that Abraham was 99 and Sarah was not far behind him. At this point in time, they have no children together.

While God is talking to Abraham, Sarah is in the tent listening. And she laughs to herself in disbelief and mild sarcasm. "Oh sure," she thinks, "a couple of senior citizens are going to have a baby. Tell me another one." (I’m paraphrasing)

Sarah of course denies laughing when challenged by the Lord. And the Lord says to Abraham, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Then He states His promise again - in a year Sarah will have a son. And a year later, she did.

Now, was Sarah guilt-ridden because she hadn’t believed God? Hardly. Genesis 21:6-7 says "And Sarah declared, ‘God has brought me laughter! All who hear about this will laugh with me. For who would have dreamed that I would ever have a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age.’ "

They named the baby boy Isaac and Sarah’s life was full of joy.

I once heard a pastor say that Isaac’s name means "He is laughing now." I really like that symbolism. God didn’t get mad at Sarah because she didn’t believe right away. He went ahead and fulfilled His promise and got the last laugh.

In my life, I have found that is often the way. I may start out skeptical and slow to believe. But as I see God’s promises fulfilled, in my life, I have to laugh with God at my unbelief.

Thanks for listening,

Sarah