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

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Articles in the Happy Holidays  category help all readers have happy holidays.  Topics range from how to save money while shopping to holiday depression to information about the holidays themselves and more.

Its ultimate purpose is to enable all readers to soar like eagles above life’s storms during the holiday season. Bobbie J Rae’s vision brings you a successful and positive outlook on life all year long, especially during the holidays.

BJ wishes that every reader has Happy Holidays!

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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Encouraging you to have a Merry Christmas on www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver.

I sincerely hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas! Now I know I will not have everything I want for Christmas, but I am thankful for what I have anyway.  My Christmas will be a Merry Christmas regardless! I only Read more…


encouraging you to find great holiday gifts on www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver.

Still need to buy any gifts?   Do you need to buy gifts for a loved one who is hard to shop for?  If so, keep reading. Smart Watch This watch can make a phone call. You can save up to Read more…


Encouraging readers to improve the future on near a river.

Use the best gifts as an opportunity to improve your loved one’s future! The best gifts improve your loved one’s future.  With this thought in mind, what can you give your loved ones?  Here are a few ideas. Genetic testing Read more…


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Feeling down?  Try investing in giving to feel better! At Christmas, my husband and I give each other joy instead of exchanging Christmas gifts.  We spend whatever money we would have spent on each other on a family in need Read more…


Encouraging you to enjoy party games on Near a River.

Have fun at your next party or gathering with these games. Looking for something different to do the next time you gather with loved ones?  Consider these games, which were popular with Victorian England’s upper class. Shadows (or Shadow Buff) Read more…


Encouraging you to understand figgy pudding on Near a River.

Do you remember the figgy pudding line in the song “We wish you a Merry Christmas”?  Do you know what figgy pudding is? More a cake than a pudding, figgy pudding has a long history.  In the mid-1600’s, the Puritans Read more…


Encouraging you to give yourself the gift of Serenity on Near a River.

Happy New Year 2018!  Here is a Serenity Prayer for everyone for every day of the New Year! Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The motivation to change the things I can, And the strength 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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