When a storm is coming, all other birds seek shelter. The eagle alone avoids the storm by flying above it. So, in the storms of life may your heart be like an eagle’s and soar above.” – Author Unknown

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Encouraging you to be happy on near a river.

Learn to be happy right now before you run out of time. Last winter as we were camping, the camper next door came over and gave us some homemade soup for dinner. Then we sat and talked a while. We Read more…


Encouraging you to know that I love you on near a river.

If I love you, I will love you with all of my heart… Yesterday evening we arrived in my hometown where I grew up. Last night I had strange dreams all night.  Some were about the challenges I experienced here, Read more…


near a river encouragement for children privacy bj rae bald eagle

In today’s world, we all need to take steps to protect our privacy. A song that was popular when I was in high school was “I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me”.  At that time, society would call a person Read more…


Encouragement to live life with no regret on near a river.

Years ago, I volunteered for Hospice and there I learned a lot about regret. Some of the people I worked with in Hospice wished they had lived differently.  They had dreams they had never pursued, resentments held for many years, Read more…


Encouragement to try one answer to the US drug crisis on near a river.

Here is one answer to the drug crisis. Back in the 1970’s, my husband was learning to fly an airplane.  This event happened and word of it quickly spread around the airport. One of the flight instructors, Leo, was asked Read more…


What is paper-thin love and why is it not good for our society? Nowadays too many people embrace a paper-thin form of love. This love promotes warm and fuzzy feelings but has no expectations that others live up to acceptable Read more…


Encouraging you o not give up on difficult roads of life on near a river.

Do you know what is at the end of a difficult road? On July 4, 2016, my friend Wendy and I took our early morning walk as usual.  Wanting to hike instead of just walking that morning, we picked a Read more…


Encouraging you to to enable your child to resist dangerous temptations on near a river.

Here are the keys to enabling your child to resist dangerous temptations. Eggs are delicate and fragile.  When changed from the inside, they create life.  But when changed from the outside, the life within them ends. People are the same Read more…


Encouraging you to realize that this should not be on near a river.

This blight on our society simply should not be! Yesterday my husband called a business associate to discuss something he needs help with.  His business associate, T.B., told him that his son died of a drug overdose on Monday of Read more…


Encouraging you to not take anything for granted on near a river.

It is important to not take anything for granted. I do not take anything for granted.  Simple things like breathing and walking without pain delight me and make me feel happy and thankful to be alive. Why do I appreciate Read more…

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