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 to share my latest resource with you – an Identity Coloring Sheet just for kids! The God-Given Identity Coloring Sheet has been such a popular resource I decided to broaden its appeal and include a younger audience. So many of my readers have young children and this is such a fun…
Over the course of the past eight months I have shared the details of my breast cancer journey. Now I want to share what this journey taught me. My take always. One lifechanging phrase. I bet you are thinking that phrase is – you have cancer. That is life changing for sure, but not what…
I yelled at my boys. In a moment of frustration I let my emotions take over. I had been bombarded by things all day and stayed calm and collected, but that was the last straw. I sent them to their rooms and retreated to mine. I slumped down on a chair and prayed. I was…
I will be honest, I was not raised observing the practice or season of Lent. It was merely a tradition for my Catholic and Lutheran friends. Until last year. As I laid at home recovering from my latest surgery, I tuned into my church’s live stream service. The topic was Lent. The Pastor recalled a…
There is no way to sugar coat it – cancer sucks. I consider myself so fortunate in my cancer experience. I avoided chemotherapy and radiation, but it was still a very difficult journey. There is no way to battle cancer and not feel loss. When I reflect upon the difficulties my children faced and my…
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…