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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.

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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