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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

I Give You Three Feathers

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) December 26, 2023
Encouraging you to live by these three feathers on Near a River.

Today I give you three feathers to enable you to succeed… Do you know how arrows are made? The arrowsmith forms the arrow with wood, and then he gives it to a fletcher who attaches the feathers to it.  Believe Read more…

Stay Warm!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances December 27, 2023
Encouraging you to stay warm on Near a River.

Here are some practical ways to stay warm in spite of the cold front. The recent cold snap has the entire United States trying to stay warm. We happen to live in one of the coldest parts of the country.  Read more…

A “Smart Phone”?

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Encouraging you to not overuse your smart phone on near a river.

Is your smart phone making your family dumber? Physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1945) was a genius who helped lay the ground work for the creation of the atomic bomb.  One of his biggest worries was that people would misuse technology in Read more…

Boomerangs

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking!, Training for Success May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to thow positive boomerangs on Near a River.

“Thoughts are boomerangs returning to their source.  Choose wisely which ones you throw.”—Unknown Did you know that thoughts are boomerangs?  A boomerang is something you throw that returns to its source.  No matter what direction you throw it, it comes Read more…

Expect the Best!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Violence, Guns, and Drugs June 15, 2020
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We all need to expect the best from our children, our future! When happens when parents expect the best? Their children fall in line, follow rules, and act responsibly. No one knows this better than Brad Howard and his son Read more…

Make Yourself Resilient!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success June 15, 2020
Encouraging you to make yourself resilient on near a river.

You can make yourself resilient! Some people can overcome any obstacle in life and others do not.  What is the difference between these two groups of people? Those who overcome any obstacle in life are resilient.  They become resilient because Read more…

Celebrating Today

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy? May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to join me in celebrating today on near a river.

I am celebrating today! Several things are happening to me right now that I am truly grateful for. The website. The page views of the website are increasing. On Friday of last week, https://www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver had over 1,200 page views. Thank Read more…

The Morning After the Party

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) March 6, 2020
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Have you ever stayed out too late at a party and wished you hadn’t the next day? These animals went to the zoo’s big event, stayed out too late, and wished they had not done that the next day. They Read more…

You Have Miraculous Power!

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking! May 1, 2024

Do you know you have a miraculous power? Carolyn Isbister knows about the miraculous power within each person. Carolyn Isbister had a womb infection 24 weeks into her pregnancy and gave birth to a very premature baby girl.  The hospital’s Read more…

Can’t Never Could!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success June 15, 2020

If you believe you can’t, you won’t.  Believe you will, and you will succeed. Have you ever seen a dog drive a car?  I have.  My dog Simba has driven my 2007 Santa Fe as the picture above shows. Check 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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