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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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First Date with James

Three First Dates

Posted by By maryrosekreger February 27, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Courage, Dating, Fun, Hope, Life After Convent, RelationshipsNo Comments
Although James and I planned to take things slow, three of our first dates took place in the span of a week. ❤️
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My Poverty and God’s Providence

My Poverty and God’s Providence

Posted by By maryrosekreger February 17, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Family, Healing, Heart, Hope, Life After Convent, Trust in GodNo Comments
I left the convent on the Lord’s orders: “Go home and tell your family all that I have done for you.” I’d given Him complete reign of my life: all obstacles removed, no holds barred. And so He acted freely in it, turning even the smallest details of my life into signs and wonders.
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First Night Home

First Night Home

Posted by By maryrosekreger December 21, 2021Posted inLife After ConventTags: Culture Shock, Faith, Family, Hope, Leaving the Convent, Life After Convent, Sensory Overload, TransitionNo Comments
Each new color and sound struck my senses with painful intensity. After 19 months of white walls, silence, and lowering my eyes, just standing in my mother’s kitchen was sending me into sensory overload.
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Introducing: Life After Convent Blog

Introducing: Life After Convent Blog

Posted by By maryrosekreger November 19, 2021Posted inLife After ConventTags: Hope, Life After ConventNo Comments
Welcome to Life After the Convent, a blog about finding new life after the convent, and other experiences of radical change. This blog narrates my journey after the convent, and…
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