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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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Please think!

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents May 5, 2020
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Remember the immortal words of Aretha Franklin and please think!  –Aretha Franklin   Aretha Franklin, the musician who sang this song “Think”, died today.  The lyrics in this song are very meaningful and remind us of ways we can improve Read more…

Celebrate Teacher’s Day!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Improve My Country? December 27, 2023

Friday, October 5, is World Teacher’s Day.  What can you do to celebrate this day? Perhaps we all need to polish some apples, one for each of our children’s teachers first thing this morning before we send our kids to Read more…

Don’t Be Shy!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy? December 27, 2023
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Are you shy about expressing your feelings in public sometimes? Today I simply had to express how I really felt… Sometimes my right foot hurts really badly. On Sunday of this week, while waiting for my husband to return home, Read more…

Something Scary…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country?, School Plans December 27, 2023
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October is the month for scary things…from ghouls and goblins and witches to bullying… October is the month the US celebrates its “scary” holiday, Halloween.  We dress our children as ghouls, goblins, superheroes, or storybook characters and take them to Read more…

Daily Survival

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 1, 2024

Do you have what it takes to survive daily? If you have these things, you have everything you need. Yes, life is hard.  Daily survival can be a huge challenge, but mentally carrying certain reminders can help anyone survive. Toothpick. Read more…

Miss Someone You Love Today?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., Overcome Depression May 1, 2024
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Miss someone you love today?  I know how you feel… Do you feel broken-hearted today?  Do you miss someone you love? There is another way to think about this situation instead of crying about it and feeling broken-hearted, though. I 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…

A Fast Pass for Life

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success May 1, 2024
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Everyone needs a “fast pass” now and then to get through life. Here is how to get this valuable item Recently my husband and I went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  After we checked in, we walked to 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…

Not About You!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans, How Can I Fix Problems?, Overcome Depression December 27, 2023
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When someone is unkind to you or tries to bully you, it is not about you.  Here is what it is really about… This evening my husband and I walked together. As we passed by one neighbor’s home, his dog 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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