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

Category Archives: How Can I Communicate Effectively?

Communicate effectively!  Be successful!

Articles in this category will inspire and motivate you to communicate more effectively. Furthermore, they will enable you to be more successful.

This category has a variety of topics such as listening skills and active listening, improving relationships, effective written communication, and speaking kindly, as well as communicating with your boss to get a promotion.

In addition, these posts will enable readers to soar like eagles above life’s storms by motivating them to communicate effectively.

BJ’ s vision is insightful and motivating, and her vision  brings you a successful outlook on life.  These articles will help you improve your life.

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.

BJ also hopes that every reader soars like an eagle over life’s storms!

Enjoy BJ’s encouraging words

on near a river!

BJ’s encouraging eagle

Near a River

common core

reading book for children

is available on

Amazon.com

and Barnesandnoble.com.

Buy BJ’s Near a River 

eagle reading book

for children

you care about today!


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…


near a river, bj rae, bald eagle, encouragement, for family, keywords

Keywords are useful on the internet and in other ways, too. How can they affect your life?   Although I don’t work outside of my home, my life is crazy busy at times. During these hectic times, I find it Read more…


near a river encouragement say i love you bj rae eagle

How do you say I love you to others? Do you say it in the way your loved one needs to hear it? One of our two fur babies, Simba, is sometimes hyper.  While in hyper mode last night, he Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid biased search results on near a river.

Do you get biased search results on the internet?  If you do, read on… Google, Yahoo, Bing, and DuckDuckGo all scour the web for you to find the information you want.  But you never get the same search results. Some Read more…


When someone gives you an unexpected answer, do you assume he is wrong? A teacher was teaching first grade math.  She asked her student Lee, “If I give you one apple and one apple and another apple, how many apples Read more…


Have you ever been in a difficult situation and didn’t know what to say? If so, read on and find some ideas for those sticky moments… One common problem among all humanity in every country is suddenly not knowing what Read more…


near a river encouragement for kids say no bj rae bald eagle

You can politely and firmly say no to others’ requests for your time. Does this describe you?  Your friends and acquaintances expect you to say yes to everything they want you to do.  You feel you don’t want to do Read more…


Encouraging you to improve your loved's attitude on near a river.

If your loved one needs to improve his attitude, you can help! Do you enjoy being around someone with a bad attitude?  I certainly do not. You can help someone you care about improve their bad attitude.  I used to Read more…


near a river encouragement power of hugging bj rae eagle

Never underestimate the power of hugging, one of the most effective miracle drugs in the universe! Share the Love So beautiful ❤ Posted by Life Changing Videos on Saturday, July 1, 2017   A hug gives you comfort. It makes 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.

Follow Nearariver.com

Bloglovin button

Buy Near a River Book   

Buy Now From amazon.comBuy Now at Barnes & Noble

Social Media

Visit Us On FacebookVisit Us On TwitterVisit Us On Linkedin

Near a River CATEGORIES

Donate

Please help BJ raise funds for the charities she supports–cancer research, child abuse, domestic violence, and disaster victims.

RECENT POSTS