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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

Expectations

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Encouraging you to have expectations only of yourself on Near a River.

What are your expectations from life?   Tomorrow on Thanksgiving I will not celebrate with loved ones.  Instead, I will travel with my husband and our two dogs all day. We will not have a big Thanksgiving meal but we will Read more…

Rules for Aging Wisely

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Encouraging you to age wisely on Near a River.

If every person were to age wisely, the world would be a much better place. Each one of us, including every child, gets older every day.  Those of us who have lived over 50 years have probably learned how to Read more…

Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding

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Encouraging you to understand figgy pudding on Near a River.

Do you remember the figgy pudding line in the song “We wish you a Merry Christmas”?  Do you know what figgy pudding is? More a cake than a pudding, figgy pudding has a long history.  In the mid-1600’s, the Puritans Read more…

A Message With Love

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) March 15, 2020
Encouraging you to fill your life with love on Near a River.

I hope your home is filled with love and all that comes with it. Sarah came out of her home and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I Read more…

If Not Today, When?

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Encouraging you to do things today on Near a River.

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today! Think about this.  It is Christmas Eve, and you still have not done your Christmas shopping.  Instead of taking your time in an uncrowded store, now you must shop in Read more…

On Friendship

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Encouraging you to maintain friendship on Near a River.

Friendship is a truly special gift. The dictionary defines friendship as “a state of mutual trust and support”.  I love this definition of friendship because it is what I look for in my friends. We need to select friends very Read more…

Your Life Journey

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Encouraging you to enjoy your life journey on near a river.

Here is the story of your life journey. Life is like a journey on a train with its stations, with changes of routes, and accidents. At birth, we boarded the train and met our parents.  We believed they would always Read more…

Albert Einstein’s Advice for a Successful Life

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Albert Einstein died in 1955 but his advice is still applicable today. We all know that Einstein was a genius in science.  He wrote the mass-energy formula, the world’s most famous equation.  Did you know that he was also a Read more…

You Never Know When…

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Encouraging you to know to always be kind on near a river.

You never know when someone will repay your kindness with an even greater kindness! A poor young man was selling door to door to put himself through college.  At the end of the day, he reached into his pockets and Read more…

Avoid the Flu!

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Encouraging you to avoid the flu on near a river.

Smiling DOES enable your body to avoid the flu! It is cold outside.  I woke this morning before 7 am to snow covering our lawn.  Flu season is upon us. Did you know that smiling enables you to avoid the flu? In 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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