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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.

Uncomplicated Love

Posted on January 7, 2022 by karentreat

We said good-bye to our puppy this week.  We didn’t “put her down” or “euthanize her”.  We said “good-bye” with compassion and love.  We lifted her up out of her suffering to the arms of angels.  Clara was part of … Continue reading →

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