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About maryrosekreger
Mary Rose Kreger is an author of YA fantasy and creative nonfiction. She blogs about her convent experience on www.monasteryinmyheart.com, and shares her struggles adjusting to post-convent life on her new blog, Life After Convent. Mary lives in the metro Detroit area with her family.
Monastery in My Heart Poem: Revised

Monastery in My Heart Poem: Revised

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 30, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, Website NewsTags: Book Update, Family, Healing, Hope, Life After Convent, Monastery in My Heart Poem, Spiritual JourneyNo Comments
Today, introducing Part 3 of the poem, "Monastery in My Heart"!
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Elizabeth’s Story, Part 4: The Grand Finale

Elizabeth’s Story, Part 4: The Grand Finale

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 22, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Baby in 2020, Birth, Earth Day, Elizabeth's Story, Family, Happy Ending, Hope, Life After ConventNo Comments
Now that my husband James was home, it was time to have our baby!
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Elizabeth’s Story, Part 3: Holy Week 2020

Elizabeth’s Story, Part 3: Holy Week 2020

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 16, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Baby in 2020, Easter, Elizabeth's Story, Faith, Family, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Life After Convent, Trust in God1 Comment
During Holy Week 2020, we weren't just reflecting on Christ's death and resurrection. James and I were living it out.
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Elizabeth’s Story, Part 2: She Will Go Beyond You

Elizabeth’s Story, Part 2: She Will Go Beyond You

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 10, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Baby in 2020, Elizabeth's Story, Faith, Family, Hope, Life After ConventNo Comments
Our baby girl would be born in that pandemic darkness, but she would not stay there.
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Elizabeth’s Story: How We Said Yes to God’s Plan

Elizabeth’s Story: How We Said Yes to God’s Plan

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 2, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, Website NewsTags: Baby in 2020, Faith, Family, Hope, Life After Convent, Mold Apocalypse, PerseveranceNo Comments
My daughter Elizabeth was born in April 2020. My husband and I went on quite a journey to bring her into this world.
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A Time for Everything

A Time for Everything

Posted by By maryrosekreger April 1, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, Website NewsTags: Convent Memoir, Elizabeth's Story, Life After Convent, Transition, Writing News4 Comments
I am stepping back from writing new posts so that I can finish my convent book.
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Building a Convent of the Heart

Building a Convent of the Heart

Posted by By maryrosekreger March 22, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Convent of the Heart, Family, Intimacy with God, Life After Convent, Monastery in My Heart Poem, Relationships, Writing3 Comments
My editor and I were talking about my convent memoir, yes. But we were also talking about my life, right now.
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A Future with Hope

A Future with Hope

Posted by By maryrosekreger March 11, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Adoration, Dating, Discernment, Faith, Healing, Hope, Leaving the Convent, Life After Convent, Parish Life, Transition4 Comments
With James and my family’s support, I could begin to look at my immediate future with a little more hope.
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Eight Year Anniversary

Eight Year Anniversary

Posted by By maryrosekreger March 7, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, Website NewsTags: Discernment, Faith, Family, Healing, Hope, Leaving the Convent, Life After Convent, TransitionNo Comments
Remembering 8 grace-filled years of life outside the convent. Plus, two new audio recordings for Life After Convent blog!
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On Top of the World

On Top of the World

Posted by By maryrosekreger March 4, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Change, Courage, Dating, Discernment, Faith, Hope, Life After Convent, Transition1 Comment
When I started dating James, I wasn’t sure how this was going to work out. How could I be in love with the Lord, and then also fall in love with James?
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