Welcome to Humor in Chaos 💫

Life is messy. Sometimes it's painful. But here's what I've learned through chronic illness, family upheaval, and life's unexpected turns - joy is still possible, especially in the chaos.

This isn't your typical "everything is perfect" blog. Here, we get real about:

Finding joy after trauma
Navigating chronic illness with grace (and humor)
Building authentic relationships
Creating beauty from life's chaos

No toxic positivity. No sugar-coating. Just honest stories and real hope for anyone wondering if joy is still possible in life's messiest moments.

Start with the "Searching for Joy" series, where we explore how to find light in life's darkest moments, one story at a time.

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Read My Books

"He's Just an NPC."

I was in a car with my adult son one day getting caught up on each other's lives. He was talking about a situation and mentioned an extra...

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4 min read

Where Is The Ending Of Your Story?

I was at a bible study this morning with an amazing group of supportive women. The topic today was dedicated time and space for prayer....

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5 min read

Nine Years Alive!

Nine years today I sat in a chair at the Quest Diagnostics Lab over by the movie theater while the nice gentleman with a very long gray...

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3 min read

Pain Relief

This is Friday, my daughter's aging cat. Friday has never been a particularly healthy or happy cat until recently. She came to us when...

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5 min read

How Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

"A complex disposition can create sensations of angst in an individual seeking to cultivate a charismatic personality within oneself."...

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5 min read

Happy Valentine's Day to Me

Happy Valentine's Day! Whether you are half of a couple, one of a group of friends, sharing a heart-shaped cake with your family, or all...

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3 min read

The Sound of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And...

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4 min read

The Fairness Fallacy

"Fair is a fallacy we try to teach our children as truth in little league." - Sarah Hauer, Nov 1st, 2021 I wrote that almost a month ago...

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3 min read

Swimming Pool Adventures

Sometimes when I need to get out of the house to write, I go to the neighborhood swimming pool. It has concrete tables here and there...

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2 min read

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday. I am 51. Truthfully. I quit lying about my age a while ago. Last year was a big one. Not the biggest for me. My...

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3 min read

Did I Really Do That? Yep.

"I thought you'd be really mad at me." Huh? This was my response to what my daughter said to me last night after an interesting evening...

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5 min read

The Birth of a Novel

These are my steps to writing a novel, here on these photos. These are not set in stone for me. Nor are they how every author writes. I...

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1 min read

Whose is it?

I was listening to a Wayne Dyer audio book on my walk this morning. Don't ask me which one. I've got a bunch of them stored up on my...

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4 min read

It's All in the Details

You know the old mantra, "...can't see the forest for the trees."? What does that mean exactly? Most people know, but few people truly...

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2 min read

Dinner is Ready!

There is one really great thing that has come out of the pandemic: food delivery services. The years I was very ill and hardly moving,...

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4 min read

Is Cursive a Curse? For Millennials.

Do you write in cursive? Block? Keyboard only? I use all three at different times for different jobs. Obviously, now, I am using the...

SarahHauer

3 min read

I Just Love Stress, Don't You?

STRESS!!! All of you who have to deal with problem stress every day, please raise your hands! Let me count. One, two, three… Looks like...

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3 min read

Lori vs. Laura

On my recent trip to Minnesota, it was conveyed to me a certain person I know did not like Power of Ketchup, and I was given a brief yet...

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3 min read

Memories...

Here I am in Minnesota for a wedding tomorrow. I flew in early this afternoon from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. If you know anything about...

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2 min read

Cracking Up Over Ice Cream

I'm sitting out here on my front porch watching YouTube videos my son created for his YouTube channel, The Orange Jedi, where he and his...

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3 min read

Welcome to Humor in Chaos 💫

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Read My Books

"He's Just an NPC."

Where Is The Ending Of Your Story?

Nine Years Alive!

Pain Relief

How Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Happy Valentine's Day to Me

The Sound of Silence

The Fairness Fallacy

Swimming Pool Adventures

Happy Birthday to Me!

Did I Really Do That? Yep.

The Birth of a Novel

Whose is it?

It's All in the Details

Dinner is Ready!

Is Cursive a Curse? For Millennials.

I Just Love Stress, Don't You?

Lori vs. Laura

Memories...

Cracking Up Over Ice Cream

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