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 am glad times have changed. Aren’t you? When I was a kid, all 90-plus members of my family squeezed into Grandma’s home for an incredible meal. Afterward, we kids ran around and played while the adults talked a bit. Read more…


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How about the “gives” instead of the “give me’s”?  Like a hug, both parties benefit from the “gives”. When I was a small child, I thought like a child. Around Christmas and my birthday, I naturally wanted gifts. I seldom Read more…


This silly song taught me an unforgettable lesson. When I was young, my older brother walked me to school. We entertained each other; he taught me silly songs and other goofy things, and I constantly doused him by jumping 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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