Hello Friend, My Name Is Keena René

My name is Keena René. I am a widow who just turned 66, and I recently moved across the country from Illinois to Nevada.

I am in a new place, in a new transition, and in a season of life I never expected. After 35 years of marriage, my husband went on to be with the Lord on October 31, 2023. It would have been 36 years.

For more than 10 years, I was his caregiver. He was very, very ill. He had diabetes, a six bypass, multiple strokes, and over time became completely bedbound. Most of the time, it was just me. I learned about his nutrition, his care, and what it means to love someone through the hardest parts of life.

Before that, we raised six children. I home educated them, started a business, served in church and ministry, worked with young people, and spent many years coaching and encouraging others. I have been a life coach for over 35 years, and I have learned a lot through marriage, motherhood, caregiving, faith, family, and starting over.

When my husband passed away, the Lord made it clear to me that I was moving. I had no idea I would be moving to Las Vegas. I had never been here in my life, and all of my friends were back in the Midwest. But here I am, learning new things, meeting new people, and discovering what this season is supposed to become.

I have always loved gardening, cooking, painting, running, and traveling. Right now, I even have an orchard in my backyard with over 30 fruit trees and bushes. My German Shepherd, Chloe, is here with me too. Right now, it's just us.

I have been in a period of rest, regrouping and asking what I am supposed to do in this season of my life. And I keep coming back to this: I don't want to leave this earth and go be with the Lord without sharing what I can.

I want to share the knowledge I have. I want to make real connections. I want to build good, friendly relationships with people who may be walking through transition, caregiving, retirement, widowhood, loneliness, or simply a new beginning.

Some people say you should niche down and only talk about one thing. But I don't think that will work for me.

Because I am not just one thing.

I am a widow. A mother. A grandmother. A gardener. A caregiver. A coach. A woman of faith. A woman starting over. A woman who has lived a lot of life and still wants to grow.

I don't want to only talk about gardening, or caregiving, or homeschooling, or cooking, or faith, or moving across the country. I want to share all of me, because that is how real relationships are built.

So if you are semi-retired, retired, widowed, starting over, my age, not my age, or simply looking for a new friend, I would love for you to come along with me.

We can learn about life, gardening, faith, family, transition, and beginning again.

It was nice to meet you.

I'm going to call you friend from now on.