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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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Do Yourself Some Good

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy?, Training for Success May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to do yourself some good on near a river.

Want a simple way to do yourself some good?  Here it is. Right now I am dealing with a very stressful situation.  Several people have asked me how I am coping with it.  Well, I have been exercising my usual coping Read more…

Don’t Worry About Coronavirus!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents December 11, 2023
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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…

Great Gift Ideas

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances, For Women/Mothers, Happy Father's Day! May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to find a great gift for your loved on on near a river.

Looking for some great gift ideas that anyone will love?  Look no further… Want some ideas for gifts for anyone?  Try these.  I guarantee you that whoever you give them to will love them. I get no money from recommending Read more…

An Incredible Gift

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Women/Mothers, How Can I Be Happy? May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to enjoy the incredible gift of a hug on near a river.

Read this special note about an incredible gift! Hugging is healthy.  It helps the body’s immune system, reduces stress, and has no unpleasant side effects.  Also, it is natural and contains no chemicals or artificial ingredients or pesticides or preservatives. Read more…

Dear Passion…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 1, 2024

In 2020, I hope you look inside your soul and find your passion. Doing this will release you from the shadows in your life and fulfill your heart and mind. Find your passion simply by focusing on what excites you. Read more…

Parents Are Always With You

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, For Women/Mothers, Happy Father's Day! May 5, 2020
Encouragement to always remember this as your child grows up on near a river.

Your parents are always with you, even after they pass away. You hear your parents’ words in your head as you walk down the street.  When you smell certain foods you remember from your childhood, you think of them.  The Read more…

Mark Twain Was Right

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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…

Carry Your Own Water

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances December 27, 2023

When I was a child, I learned to carry my own water and knew the value of every drop. Even though I grew up in a very poor family. As a three-year-old, I had taught myself to read.  Older people Read more…

What Is Fear?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Overcome Anxiety May 1, 2024

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. I learned many years ago that he was right. There is no fear like the nighttime fears of a child, and mine were no exception to this Read more…

The Poppy Flower

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans December 27, 2023
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Do you know what the red Poppy flower represents?  These two well-known poems explain it very well.   In Flanders Fields   In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row.   That mark our place; and 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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