Living in Freedom & Confidence
"In him (Christ Jesus) and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." – Ephesians 3:11 niv
I am so excited for P31 Fitness’ newest release – “Worth It: a teen girl’s journey to discovering her worth in Christ.” This is a 7-week study by P31 Fitness for young women to help teach them their worth is found in Christ. I love P31 Fitness and I am so honored to be included…
In sharing my experiences, I touch upon the topic of suicide. Facing the reality of rape plummeted me into depression, hopelessness, defeat and despair. I understand the reality of feeling depressed. I understand the reality of losing all hope. I understand the reality of feeling completely defeated. I understand desolation and despair. Luckily for me,…
Happy New Year! Can you believe 2017 is over and we are entering 2018? I began 2017 with a focus – “Encouragement.” A goal for my entire year. One word that embodied my theme for that year. I also had selected theme verses for the year – Isaiah 61:1-7. Isaiah 61:1-7 vividly explains how God…
Welcome to my new domain! If you have been following my blog you will notice this is a new domain. The content remains the same, but for ease and clarity I have changed my domain name to simply my name: hillarygrigel.com. I hope you continue to follow me along this journey and that you are…
Tea and Consent (Clean) from Blue Seat Studios on Vimeo. So if you viewed this video on my old domain, the voice on the video had a British accent. While I miss the British accent, for whatever reason I could not get that video to work on my new domain. However, the message of the…
Let me begin by saying, if you know me or follow my blog, this is not a revelation, but – #MeToo. Regardless, there has been a lot of social media buzz surrounding the #MeToo phenomenon. I have been curiously watching responses to this movement. I didn’t immediately chime in because I wanted to focus on…
This past week I had the honor of sharing with a campus group at the University of Arizona. During the Q & A time I was asked a very important question: “If someone confides in you, when do you reach out for help and break a confidence?” My answer: “If that person indicates they want…
This is a fascinating TED Talk. Thordis confronted her rapist Tom nine years after he raped her with a letter. Much to her surprise – he responded. Not just a response, but ownership for what he did and an apology. This is a powerful story of forgiveness and the freedom it can bring both parties…
As I have been sharing my experiences, I have shocked a lot of people, especially friends and family who had no idea. Why didn’t I say something sooner? What led me to share? Why now? My intent has never been to shock. My reason for staying quiet for so long is really quite simple: I…
I am not alone in my struggle to recognize and name what happened to me as rape. I have met others who began sharing with the statement – “I am not sure exactly what happened to me…” That statement at first glance sounds misleading; that it implies they can’t remember what happened to them. So,…