The blog
Writings on food, faith, creativity, and family, all with the goal of helping you nourish your soul.
Welcome to my little home on the Internet! If you were in my actual house, I’d offer you a drink and start raiding the pantry for snacks so we dive into the deep stuff (I’m not great at small talk). My internet home isn’t much different–there’s food to savor and words to mull over about everything from faith to creativity to family.
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![Picking Up The Pieces [an essay on Coffee + Crumbs about grieving loss and finding joy]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636bd35f16211e75437e4d8e/1668012298405-ROBH116S5HR541IEXZOT/Picking%2BUp%2BThe%2BPieces%2B%5Ban%2Bessay%2Bon%2BCoffee%2B%2B%2BCrumbs%2Babout%2Bgrieving%2Bloss%2Band%2Bfinding%2Bjoy%5D.jpg)
Picking Up The Pieces [an essay on Coffee + Crumbs about grieving loss and finding joy]
In this essay at Coffee + Crumbs, I share my story about grieving the loss of my mom and finding unexpected joy.
![Autumn Chowder [and remembering at the table]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636bd35f16211e75437e4d8e/1668014346695-8LXDDMZ55P39EH9GURFD/Autumn+Chowder+-+Sarah+J+Hauser-2.jpg)
Autumn Chowder [and remembering at the table]
It’s a Wednesday night. We’re on the homestretch after a day filled with toddler laughs and toys strewn on the floor, naptime snuggles and pleas to share. I pull out the giant soup pot I inherited from my mom. That pot has seen gallons of homemade spaghetti sauce, wild rice soup, and our perpetual favorite, Autumn Chowder. I place it on the stove, turn on the heat, and start frying chopped bacon and sauteing an onion. The potatoes, carrots, and corn get dumped in next, followed by broth, milk, and loads of cheese. It’s hearty, rich, and full of the flavors of fall—quintessential comfort food.
