{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"She Laughs Loud","home_page_url":"https://shelaughsloud.com","description":"She Laughs Loud","author":{"name":"She Laughs Loud"},"items":[{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/hazards-off-lovin-life-again","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20May%2022%2C%202026%2C%2002_58_57%20AM.png\"/><p>Two days ago, I was driving through one of the most brilliant and vibrant electrical storms I’ve ever witnessed. The lightning was to the north, east and west of us and – literally – lighting up the sky. Happily making h...</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/hazards-off-lovin-life-again","title":"Hazards Off: Lovin' Life Again","summary":"Two days ago, I was driving through one of the most brilliant and vibrant electrical storms I’ve ever witnessed. The lightning was to the north, east and west of us and – literally – lighting up the sky. Happily making h...","date_modified":"2026-05-22T07:59:57Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/room-36-%E2%80%94-the-full%E2%80%91circle-room","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/Autumn%20Birth%202.jpg\"/><p>Room 36.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/room-36-%E2%80%94-the-full%E2%80%91circle-room","title":"Room 36 — The Full‑Circle Room","summary":"Room 36.","date_modified":"2026-05-09T05:06:07Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/popcorn-people","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Apr%2015%2C%202026%2C%2004_55_10%20AM.png\"/><p>Popcorn People</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/popcorn-people","title":"Popcorn People","summary":"Popcorn People","date_modified":"2026-04-15T09:57:26Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/my-couch-sounds-like-a-donkey---and-honestly-it%E2%80%99s-preaching","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/Donkey%20on%20a%20cozy%20couch.png\"/><p>My couch is squeaky.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/my-couch-sounds-like-a-donkey---and-honestly-it%E2%80%99s-preaching","title":"My Couch Sounds Like a Donkey - and Honestly, It’s Preaching","summary":"My couch is squeaky.","date_modified":"2026-04-13T10:37:29Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/i-hit-a-dead-endgod-installed-a-scenic-route","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/Gemini_Generated_Image_59irhi59irhi59ir.png\"/><p>I’ve had writer’s block for three weeks. And honestly, I don’t even know if “block” is the right word. It felt less like a block and more like I drove full‑speed into a cul‑de‑sac with no exit. I couldn’t write a sentenc...</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/i-hit-a-dead-endgod-installed-a-scenic-route","title":"I Hit a Dead End...God Installed a Scenic Route","summary":"I’ve had writer’s block for three weeks. And honestly, I don’t even know if “block” is the right word. It felt less like a block and more like I drove full‑speed into a cul‑de‑sac with no exit. I couldn’t write a sentenc...","date_modified":"2026-04-04T21:17:13Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/grief-is-weird-sometimes-it-shows-up-as-butter","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Mar%2016%2C%202026%2C%2004_38_14%20AM.png\"/><p>Butter.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/grief-is-weird-sometimes-it-shows-up-as-butter","title":"Grief Is Weird. Sometimes It Shows Up as Butter.","summary":"Butter.","date_modified":"2026-03-16T09:39:24Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/guarding-the-throw-pillows-a-knights-spiritual-journey","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Mar%2011%2C%202026%2C%2007_31_00%20AM.png\"/><p>There’s a knight in my living room.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/guarding-the-throw-pillows-a-knights-spiritual-journey","title":"Guarding the Throw Pillows: A Knight's Spiritual Journey ","summary":"There’s a knight in my living room.","date_modified":"2026-03-11T12:33:53Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/crayon-casualty-kingdom-quality","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Mar%204%2C%202026%2C%2006_51_50%20AM.png\"/><p>A broken crayon can still color. It can still be influential. It can still complete the picture.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/crayon-casualty-kingdom-quality","title":"Crayon Casualty, Kingdom Quality","summary":"A broken crayon can still color. It can still be influential. It can still complete the picture.","date_modified":"2026-03-04T12:56:41Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/the-sun-was-never-gone","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/generated-image-1.png\"/><p>The sun is always shining. Always. Every single one of the 365 days. We just don’t always see it - mostly because something is blocking our view. Clouds… circumstances… our own dramatic internal monologues. (Hi, it’s me....</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/the-sun-was-never-gone","title":"The Sun Was Never Gone","summary":"The sun is always shining. Always. Every single one of the 365 days. We just don’t always see it - mostly because something is blocking our view. Clouds… circumstances… our own dramatic internal monologues. (Hi, it’s me....","date_modified":"2026-03-02T13:53:31Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/algae-attitude-and-amazing-grace","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2023%2C%202026%2C%2006_24_31%20AM.png\"/><p>It’s Wednesday.\nThe only reason I know it’s Wednesday is because the pool man rolled up in his white truck with the ocean‑blue lettering that screams, “I clean things you don’t want to touch.”</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/algae-attitude-and-amazing-grace","title":"Algae, Attitude, and Amazing Grace","summary":"It’s Wednesday.\nThe only reason I know it’s Wednesday is because the pool man rolled up in his white truck with the ocean‑blue lettering that screams, “I clean things you don’t want to touch.”","date_modified":"2026-02-23T12:26:36Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/the-night-i-almost-hit-a-ninja-on-wheels","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/bfbe7644-68da-4b09-9e3f-7113e8273d5d.png\"/><p>I nearly hit a guy on a bike last night.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/the-night-i-almost-hit-a-ninja-on-wheels","title":"The Night I Almost Hit a Ninja on Wheels ","summary":"I nearly hit a guy on a bike last night.","date_modified":"2026-02-18T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/jesus-take-the-heels","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/image_1.png\"/><p>Clomp.\nClomp.\nClomp.\nClomp.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/jesus-take-the-heels","title":"Jesus, Take the Heels","summary":"Clomp.\nClomp.\nClomp.\nClomp.","date_modified":"2026-02-17T14:43:14Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/holy-crowns-hot-wheels-and-the-grandmother-god-made-me-to-be","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/3397F61A-0DFE-4324-8475-E7EE06FD1804.JPG\"/><p>I’m supposed to be writing an introduction about myself.\nWhich is hilarious, because nothing will humble you faster than trying to sound interesting on purpose.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/holy-crowns-hot-wheels-and-the-grandmother-god-made-me-to-be","title":"Holy Crowns, Hot Wheels, and the Grandmother God Made Me To Be","summary":"I’m supposed to be writing an introduction about myself.\nWhich is hilarious, because nothing will humble you faster than trying to sound interesting on purpose.","date_modified":"2026-02-14T20:05:19Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/perspective-pride-and-a-buick-with-no-backside","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2011%2C%202026%2C%2009_35_24%20AM.png\"/><p>The car I absolutely LOVED died. And listen, I know it was “just a car” but she and I had been through SOOOO much together. Plus, she was paid off, which in my world means she was practically a family member.</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/perspective-pride-and-a-buick-with-no-backside","title":"Perspective, Pride, and a Buick With No Backside","summary":"The car I absolutely LOVED died. And listen, I know it was “just a car” but she and I had been through SOOOO much together. Plus, she was paid off, which in my world means she was practically a family member.","date_modified":"2026-02-11T15:36:52Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/serrated-spoons-spiritual-gifts-and-why-i-shouldn%E2%80%99t-teach-pre-k","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/638c7c57-e3e6-43bb-84a5-e471b42000ff.png\"/><p>I recently discovered there are approximately nine thousand types of spoons. Okay, maybe not nine thousand, but definitely more than I ever signed up to know about. There’s the teaspoon, the other tea spoon (apparently t...</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/serrated-spoons-spiritual-gifts-and-why-i-shouldn%E2%80%99t-teach-pre-k","title":"Serrated Spoons, Spiritual Gifts, and Why I Shouldn’t Teach Pre-K","summary":"I recently discovered there are approximately nine thousand types of spoons. Okay, maybe not nine thousand, but definitely more than I ever signed up to know about. There’s the teaspoon, the other tea spoon (apparently t...","date_modified":"2026-02-05T00:09:00Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/a-valiant-warrioror-valiant-worrier","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/46ac5c71-b56f-4554-af6d-3ebe218bdbda.png\"/><p>A Valiant Warrior...or Valiant Worrier?</p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/a-valiant-warrioror-valiant-worrier","title":"A Valiant Warrior...or Valiant Worrier?","summary":"A Valiant Warrior...or Valiant Worrier?","date_modified":"2026-02-02T15:12:59Z"},{"id":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/today-im-a-coffee-bean","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/2ec09a2c-a8ca-47f0-ad8f-c322d55ed7c8/843d44dc-0f35-4125-ac80-4594ec155685.png\"/><p>Today, I imagined I was a coffee bean. </p>","url":"https://shelaughsloud.com/blogs/f/today-im-a-coffee-bean","title":"Holy Whiff and Holy Grind: A Devotional for the Caffeinated Soul","summary":"Today, I imagined I was a coffee bean. ","date_modified":"2026-01-28T21:35:40Z"}]}