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

Encouraging you to stop hurting on near a river.

Yes, you can help stop hurting in this world! Budda was walking down the street one day when an angry young man approached him. The angry young man said that Budda should not be teaching others.  Budda asked the angry Read more…


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Use these strategies to develop the peace of an eagle within yourself! Lone eagles, soaring in the clouds, fly with silent, peaceful poise. While turkeys, in their earth-bound crowds, fill the atmosphere with noise. –Author unknown. People who are like Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid being angry on near a river.

Don’t be angry.  Anger only makes your life worse! Anger makes anxiety worse. When suppressed, it also causes depression.  It disrupts relationships and causes health problems such as high blood pressure, heart problems, headaches, skin disorders, and digestive issues.  It Read more…


Encouraging you to have a happy Fourth of July on near a river.

Celebrate the Fourth of July by being thankful! Happy Fourth of July!  What are you thankful for and celebrating today? I am thankful that I have the freedom to help others and the freedom to access medical care.  I celebrate Read more…

"Each reader's heart is like an eagle's and can soar above the storms in life..." - Near a River's Author, BJ Rae.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic children's book about two young bald eagles who are eager for their mother to teach them to fly so they may soar over the storms in their lives. Near a River encourages early childhood reading. BJ hopes that every child becomes a strong reader and soars above the storms in life.

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