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Don’t be Robbed of Your Best Christmas Gift!

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Of course we take precautions so that our Christmas gifts are not all stolen. But we are being robbed of the very best one.
What is the best Christmas gift of all time? ?The Lord, Emmanuel, God with us. And it has been given to each one of us? Yes. Jesus promised never to leave us or to forsake us.
But do we go around aware of the presence of the Lord? Few could say so. Let’s throw out stories that make us feel good about not accepting the gifts we are given.
If joy, peace, life, health, and success are in the Spirit, let us draw nearer.
And yes, this is exactly what will help with learning problems! We must assure ourselves of this. For it is another story to think that God can help only in religious ways; God helps find the right ideas too. Let us lay hold of whatever it takes.

That is what this broadcast has always been about.

Not everyone has gotten the idea immediately, however, so I am announcing a rebranding. It will be the same podcast, but will have a new name. This will encourage more people to hear us, to get their problems solves. It will reduce the confusion of people coming to the cast thinking they are getting a Jewish or Hebrew roots ‘cast, when that is not exactly what we are.

Do you know the story about how I got the name, from the Scripture verse Isa 54:13? I will relate the story.

Hope it adds to your hope this holiday season. Merry Christmas, and prosperous new year. Many blessings.

Legacy Shalom

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This is gift buying season for most people. Please let me suggest the idea of thinking bigger. Not just getting a bigger bike! No! Think not about spending more money or making a bigger splash for a moment. That fades very quickly. Sometimes it can be counter-productive even. Making your children happy? Is that the point of good parenting?

Well, of course, we would prefer happy children. The way to make children happy in the long run is not buying trinkets, for sure. I know most of you know that. The way to make people happy for the long run is to give them skills so they can have a happy life. That is what shalom, well-being is all about.

More than that, however, is what you are leaving IN your children. What you leave to your children by way of inheritance is of course important. Any rich parent would be more interested in what was saved for college and for long-term investments than buying baubles and trinkets.

Sons of God think bigger than inheritance and real estate, although by all means let’s have them. What are we leaving IN our children, rather than merely TO our children? Will they be leaders of society? Who take a mountain? Who lead a “city” in the right direction? Who will be given even much more for the work they did on earth?

Think about it. That is great shalom.
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Book recommendations for Christmas Gifts for 2019

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Once again, I recommend books you may wish to give as Christmas gifts. I have picked out some boos for the very young, elementary school aged, youth, and adults. Some are not specifically religious. All will be character building. Many will appeal particularly to boys. Have fun. Enjoy! Rejoice!

Asking what you need to hear in relation to Learning Disabilities

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The Great Shalom started in 2008 as a word of faith broadcast with the aim of helping parents and educators believe for overcoming of learning disabilities. Clearly, we have not connected like we should have.
Please, please tell me what you want to hear (and who you are.)
My view of the problems
1) Radio had only listeners over 50, and I was reaching out to moms.
2) Word of Faith also may reach mostly those over 50.
3) WoF doesn’t like to talk about, even mention, problems. Therefore I did not use the words “learning disabilities” and therefore never go into the search engines correctly.
4) It may be more effective to speak directly about learning disabilities and let faith come into it only when I talk about my own mindset — rather than put the faith foot forward.
5) It may be that learning disabilities are now so ubiquitous, and academic standards are so far down, that there is not the feeling of panic and desperate need like there used to be when I was the mother.
6) It may be that parents who care about academic performance are turned off by the religious content or the low price.
7) People value what they pay for, and thus think there is no valuable content here — no matter that we have famous people and regional experts.
8) People that like the WoF or religious content don’t care about academic problems.

What do you say? (Include if you are a mother, grandmother, teacher or what.)