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About karentreat

I am in the middle years of life. Getting 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 two married girls in their twenties, two boys in college. A husband leaving church as an ordained pastor to become a Director of a new nonprofit.. Now is my turn to find myself.

Householder to Forest Dweller

The morning air touches me with the crispness of autumn.  I don’t feel as reluctant this time to the coming season. It cannot be slowed by my denial.  I will find ways to embrace the falling temperatures and bare trees.   The house … Continue reading

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