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 finally decided to take the leap and join Facebook – I know where have I been the last twenty years? Avoiding Facebook…but not anymore. Look me up and connect with me – Hillary Grigel. There is one other “Hillary Grigel” on Facebook (what are the odds?). So, if you haven’t met me, I…
I just found this article on The Daily Wildcat about Take Back the Night at the University of Arizona: http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2017/04/n-take-back-the-night
[vimeo 219772519 w=640 h=360] Here is Part 2 of my story that I shared for the Shattered Sermon series at Pantano Christian Church. Thanks to some help, I figured out how to finally post this to my blog. Oh, and a fun little tidbit – the journal you see me writing in in both parts of…
[vimeo 218890772 w=640 h=360] Here is Part 1 of my story that I shared for the Shattered Sermon series at Pantano Christian Church. Thanks to some help, I figured out how to finally post this to my blog. I will post part 2 next week, because in all honestly I don’t want to pay to upgrade…
I think there is no other day more fitting than my wedding anniversary to finally share about my husband Eric. Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary Eric! When my husband saw what I had entitled this – “Mr. Right” – he laughed out loud and said “You can’t call it that! At best,…
If you weren’t able to attend or watch the Shattered series live, you can still view the sermons online. Pastor Glen did an amazing job explaining what it’s like to have your life shattered, being stuck in the trap of offense, and how to move toward freedom. The videos listed below are parts one and two of…
I have noticed a common theme among rape and sexual abuse survivors – we allow what others have done to us to make us feel “less.” To make us feel worthless. Dirty. Disgusting. Unlovable. You name it! Yet, nothing we can do nor anything that can be done to us can affect our worth. Our…
Please come join me at Pantano Christian Church this Sunday April 30th for the second week of the “Shattered” teaching series. Service times are 9am, 11am & 1pm. You can also stream live at their website: http://pantano.church/ Part one entitled: “Getting Free From the Trap” was last week. If you missed it, you can watch it at: http://pantano.church/watch/. Not…
I recently spoke to a group of women and a young mother posed this question to me: Has Being Raped Affected My Parenting? Absolutely! How could it not? My immediate response was to emphasize private areas and inappropriate touching. I discussed being open with my kids and sharing facts when appropriate, because I feel education…
Please come join me at Pantano Christian Church this Sunday April 23rd for the start of a new teaching series entitled: “Shattered.” Service times are 9am, 11am & 1pm. You can also stream live at their website: http://pantano.church/ The first two Sundays of this series will include my story of hope and healing after rape. I had…