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Golden Gate Bridge

Race Across San Francisco

Posted by By maryrosekreger July 13, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: California, Journey, Life After Convent, San Francisco, Travel, Wedding PlansNo Comments
The next day, I had an in-person meeting with my editor Ruth in downtown San Francisco.
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The Expansion

The Expansion

Posted by By maryrosekreger July 4, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, UncategorizedTags: Convent of the Heart, Family, Healing Anxiety, Interior Life, Life After Convent, San Francisco, Spiritual Consolation, The ExpansionNo Comments
My heart was stretching, expanding. Preparing for something new. So long, Lord, I thought. So long have I waited for this convent of the heart.
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Revealing the Lord’s Face

Revealing the Lord’s Face

Posted by By maryrosekreger June 16, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Convent Memoir, Discernment, Family, Healing, Life After Convent, Transition, Writing2 Comments
The Lord loved me before I was following Him. He called me before I was listening. And He had a marvelous plan for me, long before I had given up making my own plans.
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Building a Convent of the Heart, Part 2

Building a Convent of the Heart, Part 2

Posted by By maryrosekreger June 4, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Blogging, Convent of the Heart, Family, Hope, Life After ConventNo Comments
"After six years of marriage and the birth of two children, Mary at last learns to build a convent of the heart." That’s a beautiful way to end the book, I thought. But in real life, this hasn’t happened yet.
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The Swing Dance: Recorded

The Swing Dance: Recorded

Posted by By maryrosekreger May 23, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Dating, Discernment, Life After Convent, VocationNo Comments
Now releasing the audio version of "The Swing Dance", recorded by Mary and James Kreger ❤️
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Fruit That Will Remain

Fruit That Will Remain

Posted by By maryrosekreger May 14, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, Website NewsTags: Audio, Book Update, Healing, Life After Convent, Prayers2 Comments
Please pray for me, that I will write the story God wants me to share with honesty, clarity, and courage.
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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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Monastery in My Heart đź’’

Once outside the convent
You still long to be inside it
The white curtained walls
The ancient creaking floors
The silence and the song...

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