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.

Ringing the Bell of Grief

Posted on November 22, 2020 by karentreat

Let the midlife bell of grief ring. It not only announces our losses; it proclaims our healing. Joyce Rupp Autumn has closed its door. Winter has been cracked open. A dusting of snow sits on the disheveled brown gardens and … Continue reading →

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