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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

Bugs!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Heal My Body? December 27, 2023

Looking for an escape from insects? Here are a few ideas… It is summer and bugs are everywhere, especially the kind that bite. Some of them carry dangerous diseases! If you are like me and have sensitive skin, keeping these Read more…

Walking Through the Storm

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems?, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression, Overcome PTSD, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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I am walking through the storm right now.  Here is my motivation to keep going. Right now I am walking through an emotional storm. The sky around me is completely dark. I see lightning and hear the thunder in my Read more…

Poison

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to change the poison in your mind on near a river.

Where does poison really come from? Many years ago in China, Li-Li married. Then as tradition dictated, she moved in with her new husband and mother-in-law. But their home was not a happy one. Unfortunately, Li-Li could not get along Read more…

Got a Flat Tire?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to change your flat tire and move on on near a river.

Are you unable to move forward in your life? Got a flat tire? Many years ago, my aunt was babysitting my sister and myself as well as taking care of all of her own children.  We ran around my aunt’s Read more…

It Comes Back to You

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Remember what you do comes back to you on near a river.

Yes, what you do for others comes back to you. As he drove home from work, Bryan noticed a woman stranded on the side of the road. Her tire was flat. Stopping to help her, he parked his beat-up Pontiac Read more…

Mark Twain Was Right

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Encouraging you to understand what Mark Twain said about forgiveness on near a river.

Mark Twain was right about many things, but particularly about this topic. Lavender is my favorite flower and scent.  After my surgeries, I insisted on having the smell of lavender near me because pain makes me feel tenser and the Read more…

Teach Me!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, For Women/Mothers, Happy Father's Day! May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to teach your loved ones on near a river.

Teach me to fish, and I will eat for a lifetime… “Pretend you are here and having trouble with the vacuum.  I am not here. What is the first thing you should do?” my husband asked me earlier this evening. Read more…

Parents Are Always With You

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, For Women/Mothers, Happy Father's Day! May 5, 2020
Encouragement to always remember this as your child grows up on near a river.

Your parents are always with you, even after they pass away. You hear your parents’ words in your head as you walk down the street.  When you smell certain foods you remember from your childhood, you think of them.  The Read more…

The Richest Person I Know

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 5, 2020

If you could, would you trade places with this woman, the richest person I know? She has a mortgage payment and lives in a small home with her family of four. But having had the chance to spend a bit Read more…

Advice for Dads

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Happy Father's Day! May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to follow advice for dads on near a river.

Dads, do you think this advice is sound? Father’s Day is coming up soon.  So I have been speaking with parents who have grown children about parenthood and want to share with you the advice I have learned from them. 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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