Author Archives: karentreat

About karentreat

I started this blog in my middle years of life. Now, I am closer to the later years of life. I am married, was a registered nurse, now a ELCA ordained pastor, and a trained spiritual director. I have three married children and a son living with us as he attends graduate school. I published my first book "And Then There Was Me- Meditations from the Empty Nest" in September 2025. It is a gift to myself and others in times of transition. I continue to write...knowing there is no finish line and enjoying the many mile markers along the way.

What I Need is Here

Posted on August 31, 2021 by karentreat

And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here. Wendell Berry “What We Need is Here” I wake most days with a wondering of where … Continue reading →

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