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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

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The power of reading and your child!

Improve your life and your child’s life: Enjoy the power of reading! Reading does improve life and enable you to overcome problems. Read lots of books!

BJ’ s vision is insightful and motivating. Her vision brings you a positive outlook on life.  These articles will inspire you to motivate your family to read.

Written with uplifting words of encouragement, Near a River is a photographic book for children 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 reading for children. BJ hopes that every child discovers the power of reading and overcomes life’s storms.

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Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, The Power of Reading, Training for Success December 27, 2023

These four habits are used by successful leaders. Of course, you want to be successful.  You want your children to be successful too.  You know that successful people are readers.  But what else do successful people do? Morning routine. Successful Read more…

Make Your Country Better!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, The Power of Reading, Training for Success December 27, 2023

A simple way you can improve your country, regardless of where you live. America is a great place to live, but not a great place for a child to learn to read. Studies  show these facts: 44 million US adults Read more…

Guess What, World?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Overcome Anxiety, Overcome Depression, The Power of Positive Thinking!, The Power of Reading, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Guess what, World?  Here are some things for you to think about! World, you have done things to me that I do not appreciate. At times you have looked down on me.  Sometimes, you have made me feel so different Read more…

What You Can Do For Your Country

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, The Power of Reading, Training for Success December 27, 2023

 What you can do for your country to improve its future. John Kennedy made a famous statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”.  We probably all agree that it Read more…

Dolly’s Imagination

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, School Plans, The Power of Reading June 15, 2020

Dolly Parton created Imagination Library to enable all kids to be successful in life. Dolly Parton had a dream.  She wanted to inspire children to love books.  Her Daddy was uneducated and could not read or write, so she created Read more…

Teach Your Child to Read at Home!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, The Power of Reading, Training for Success May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to teach your child to read at home on Near a River.

Enjoy the benefits of teaching your child to read at home. I was a special education teacher before I became disabled. One year I taught behavior disordered tenth graders who had suffered traumatic brain injury.  Their behavior caused problems for Read more…

Why Readers Become Leaders

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, School Plans, The Power of Reading, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Children who read become leaders! Children who read have a definite advantage as adults, especially in today’s business world.  They become leaders. Readers turn into leaders for five reasons. Better thinkers A reader acquires knowledge. Knowledge enables you to keep Read more…

Reading with a Child

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, For Women/Mothers, How Can I Improve My Country?, School Plans, The Power of Reading, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Reading with your child is one of the most important things you can do with your child.  The Reading Mother Strickland Gillilan  I had a Mother who read to me Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea, Cutlasses clinched 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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