Beyond Grief: A personal Journey of Dealing with Grief by Leaning on God's Amazing Grace

by Simret Araya Ghebremariam, Leon Fontaine (Foreword by)

Overview

We may try to avoid the pain of grief, but going through the pain is the only way out. One of the choices you can make to help you move forward towards healing is to take the time to develop a relationship and share your pain with the Creator, who can bestow you with unlimited grace.

God may not answer why the loss happened, but He will help you to gain courage and strength to move forward one step at a time if you lean on His amazing grace. Author Simret Araya knows grieving firsthand. In Beyond Grief, she shares the practical steps that helped her overcome an awful loss by depending on God's grace. In this book, you'll discover how to:

• Understand the stages of grieving
• Reconnect with your Creator and community
• Move forward one step at a time
• Help a grieving person effectively

Simret Araya is an author, coach, and speaker who helps individuals and organizations obtain clarity on their identity, purpose, and creating their best future. In the past five years, she has been a soul on fire despite the tragedies. She lives in Calgary with her three kids: Joseph, Faith, and Eliora.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647467289
Publisher:	Author Academy Elite
Publication date:	05/01/2021
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Simret Araya Ghebremariam was born and raised in Asmara, Eritrea (a small country in East Africa). Soon after completing her bachelor's degree at Asmara University, she was awarded a scholarship from the University of Life Science, Norway, to complete her master's degree in Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Development. After completing her education in Norway, her country's political condition made it impossible for her to go back to her homeland. She moved to Canada in 2002 where she shifted her profession from Environmental Science to IT project management. Simret's passion is always on helping people to feel better and get better. Her authentic leadership style earned her great respect from clients, friends and colleagues. She's a senior consultant and runs a couple of businesses, including coaching leaders to achieve their best by cultivating the best version within them. She's a certified life coach and a tribe member of Igniting Souls. She is one of the leaders and mentors serving the Eritrean and Ethiopian communities in Calgary, and she has been supporting orphans in different refugee camps in Ethiopia. Recently, the Eritrean school board members elected Simret to be the principal of the Eritrean Heritage and Cultural School in Calgary. Simret is a mother of three vibrant kids, and she has been inspiring many people through her blogs and poems on her social media and websites. She has also connected several volunteers with homeless people and promoting mental health awareness under her "Isaiah Cares" charity program to continue her husband's legacy, who, in life, was striving to make Calgary a better place.

Table of Contents

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Part 1: Dealing with the Pain of Grief

Chapter 1: Yes, It Hurts Deeply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Chapter 2: Dealing with Regrets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 3: Blaming God Won't Reduce Our Pain. . . . . . .19

Chapter 4: Flashbacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Part 2: Allowing the Pain to lessen

Chapter 5: Forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Chapter 6: Self Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Chapter 7: Care for Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Part 3: Moving Forward

Chapter 8: Move Forward One Step at a Time. . . . . . . . .57

Chapter 9: Gratefulness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Part 4: Helping a Grieving Person

Chapter 10: Facts About Grief and Grieving . . . . . . . . . .71

Chapter 11: Things Not to Do/Say to a Grieving Person. . 77

Chapter 12: How Can We Help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 13: Supporting a Grieving Child . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Part 5: God's Grace and Mercy

Chapter 14: Lean on God's Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Chapter 15: Our Perception of God vs. His Grace. . . . .101

Chapter 16: What's Next?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Chapter 17: Embrace His Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Appendix I: Discussion Points/Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Appendix II: Meditation Verses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Appendix III: Works Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

About the Author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

How can I contact the author?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Editorial Reviews

I am blessed to review Beyond Grief, a book with an insight for

the process of grieving and the hope we can attain by leaning

on God's grace. It is a practical book. I thank Simret for her

vulnerability in sharing her most challenging moments, her

horrific pain, and how she is overcoming it by God's sufficient

grace. I am encouraged to be more proactive to offer support

to those who are grieving a loss. I believe Simret's story will

minister to so many grieving hearts and give them hope to

overcome. I hope to see this book in your shelf.

Dr. Gebru Woldu / InternationalEvangelist Author of

Gifts of the Holy Spirit & How to Use Them, and

The Dynamics of the Holy Spirit

Beyond Grief is an inspirational, informative, and practical

guide for those who are struggling with grief. Simret's personal

journey empowers you to see God's amazing grace in

the midst of grief while providing hope and healing for your

hurting soul.

Jody Almond, Founder of

Solution Ministry and

Author of Going All In

It was hard to put down Beyond Grief since I started reading;

it is really an amazing and very practical book. I thank

Simret for sharing her darkest moment, her pain, and how

she is overcoming it by God's sufficient grace. It helped me to

gain more understanding about Heaven, and reading Pastor

Leon's explanation about it really delivered my mind, and I

thank God for that. So many things I learned and already

started to apply to myself as I am grieving my mom's loss. I

am encouraged to be more proactive to offer support to those

who need it. Beyond Grief also made me think of how I spoke

to people who are grieving in the past. It helped me to be

more conscious and careful of what I say and how I act with

people who are grieving. I really admire Simret's strength,

courage, and resiliency to go through the difficult time she

went through (maybe still going through) so gracefully. I

believe her story will touch so many grieving hearts and give

them hope to overcome.

Serkadis Atnafu Tadesse, Registered Nurse

I found Beyond Grief to be [an] informative and practical book

for a grieving person and for anyone who is passing through

challenges. Simret's courage gives you the insight on what to

expect during dark moments of life. Simret's life shows us that

it's both possible and reasonable to move forward by leaning

on God's grace.

Dr. Michael Habteyonas

Beyond

Beyond Grief is practical, firsthand information centered on

the day-to-day life of a family after a great loss. It is inspiring,

takes the reader through different stages of grief and the

triggers for each stage. It also provides some clinical insights

from the perspectives of the bereaved that provides wider rays

of light into the mind of the bereaved and the workability of

each practical coping strategies. Definitely Faith and Hope

for the future gained through practice of Spirituality by the

bereaved provide a great anchor while navigating through

the grief process. A great read for any individual and families

going through grief and loss.

Georginia Nwoke, R. Psychologist AB.

Gilead Psychology Services, Calgary AB

Author 110 Nuggets for Excellent Parenting

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