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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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…


Encouraging you to thank your dearest Mom on near a river.

Share this letter with your dear Mom on Mother’s Day. Dear Mom, Happy Mother’s Day! You deserve it. For my life, I thank you. It was not easy to bring me into this world.  Childbirth is very painful, I know.  Read more…


Encouraging you to read advice from experienced moms on near a river.

Moms, do you think this advice is sound? Since Mother’s Day will be here soon, I have been speaking with Mom’s who have grown children about motherhood. I want to share with you that these Moms have taught me. Let Read more…


Encouraging you to follow advice for dads on near a river.

Dads, do you think this advice is sound? Father’s Day is coming up soon.  So I have been speaking with parents who have grown children about parenthood and want to share with you the advice I have learned from them. Read more…


Encouraging you to teach your loved ones on near a river.

Teach me to fish, and I will eat for a lifetime… “Pretend you are here and having trouble with the vacuum.  I am not here. What is the first thing you should do?” my husband asked me earlier this evening. 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…


Encouraging you to follow rules for father's day on near a river.

Have you ever thought about what rules your Dad might want for Father’s Day?   Our society has rules and laws for everything!  Heck, we even have Murphy’s law! Here are few suggested rules for Father’s Day. Just as Dad Read more…


Encouraging you to practice success on near a river.

What behaviors do successful people practice? When successful people talk, I listen.  Here are some of the behaviors I have noticed that all successful people practice. If you want to follow in their footsteps, perhaps you should practice these behaviors, Read more…


Encouraging you to not be a jerk on near a river.

Have you ever wondered how someone can learn to not be a jerk? Want to know if others think you are a jerk or not?  There is a the psychological spectrum that will tell you. If you are a jerk, Read more…


The success of every child begins in infancy.  The messages we receive as children about ourselves make us or break us as adults.  When I was a child, I received these messages from my Grandma.  Because of her messages, I 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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