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.

Hope

Posted on December 31, 2020 by karentreat

 But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 I moved through December with hope. The long month of dry sidewalks and unseasonable temps helped me. There were the walks at 4:30 p.m. as the … Continue reading →

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