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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.

Digging in

Posted on October 1, 2020 by karentreat

This true inner self must be drawn up like a jewel from the bottom of the sea. Thomas Merton from “New Seed for Contemplation” It is October and the memories of last year are seeping in as the boys leave … Continue reading →

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