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

Today on the Animal Planet channel, I learned some interesting things about how a giraffe mother raises her young.. A mother giraffe in a British zoo was pregnant. As giraffe’s usually do, she labored to birth her young overnight. Around Read more…


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Why is it a waste of time to worry about coronavirus? I have been traveling on the East Coast during the coronavirus pandemic. Although I have a compromised immune system, I choose not to worry about this threat. Why do Read more…


Today is friggatriskaidekaphobia day,.. How can you overcome your fear? My last thought before I went to bed last night was that the morning would bring Friday the thirteenth and friggatriskaidekaphobia, once again. In the past, this infamous spot on 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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