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.

Finding My Way in My Sixties

Posted on March 8, 2026 by karentreat

I wrote about my experience of being a mom and having my children leave the nest. Included in my chronicles, I reflected on turning sixty. I hated the thought of people asking me if I was retired. Beginning to become … Continue reading →

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