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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 You can have success!

Everyone who desires success needs help from time to time with personal and professional success, anger management, successfully overcoming hard times, and other topics. These articles provide some help in these areas. They enable every reader to overcome life’s storms as an eagle does and be successful.

Bobbie J Rae’s vision is insightful and encouraging. Therefore, her vision brings you a successful and positive outlook on life.

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 becomes a strong reader and overcomes the storms in life.

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Encouraging you to use trustworthy navigation on near a river.

Has a navigation device ever sent you down a bad road? We were returning home from a weeklong trip last Friday. As we traveled, we learned some things that apply to both road trips and life. Having used our Rand Read more…


Encouraging you to enjoy these funny life tips on near a river.

Here are some funny life tips.  Have you ever wanted to know how to get through life without needing to complain?  If so, make sure to read all of these funny life tips. Marry someone who has a different favorite Read more…


Encouraging you to follow this formula for a successful life on near a river.

Here is a simple formula for a successful and happy life… Have you ever watched older people?  Ever noticed the ones who look happy and content with their lives and seem to have no regrets? What do they know that Read more…


Encouraging you to change your flat tire and move on on near a river.

Are you unable to move forward in your life? Got a flat tire? Many years ago, my aunt was babysitting my sister and myself as well as taking care of all of her own children.  We ran around my aunt’s Read more…


Remember what you do comes back to you on near a river.

Yes, what you do for others comes back to you. As he drove home from work, Bryan noticed a woman stranded on the side of the road. Her tire was flat. Stopping to help her, he parked his beat-up Pontiac Read more…


Encouraging you to understand what Mark Twain said about forgiveness on near a river.

Mark Twain was right about many things, but particularly about this topic. Lavender is my favorite flower and scent.  After my surgeries, I insisted on having the smell of lavender near me because pain makes me feel tenser and the Read more…


Encouragement to not practice following others on near a river.

Have you ever followed others and found yourself in a place you did not want to be? Children love to run around outside.  A few days ago, two preschool children I know were running around on the road I live Read more…


This lesson from nature can help you solve problems with others. Have you ever had a problem where you just could not work something out with someone?  Did you ever shut down communication with someone by not communicating effectively? Communication Read more…


Encouragement to be the person your dog thinks you are on near a river.

Are you the person your dogs thinks you are? When I leave my home, our dogs sit and wait for me in a bay window.  The whole time I am away, they just sit there and stare out looking for Read more…


Encouraging you to learn from the story of the frogs on near a river.

The story of the frogs has an important lesson for all of us. A group of frogs were traveling through the forest when two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit 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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