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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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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…

When a Mother Gives Birth…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Improve My Country? January 8, 2024
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When a Mother gives birth to a child, she has a dream. How can she keep it alive? When a Mother gives birth to a child, she brings her hopes and dreams to life. She hopes her child will grow Read more…

Gift to a Stranger

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 1, 2024
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This week I accidentally gave a gift to a stranger. On Sunday night, we were staying at a campground, and the weather got chilly at night.  I reached for my “Kiss Me” Christmas toboggan to wear to take the dogs Read more…

Say I Love You….

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Communicate Effectively? May 1, 2024
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How do you say I love you to others? Do you say it in the way your loved one needs to hear it? One of our two fur babies, Simba, is sometimes hyper.  While in hyper mode last night, he Read more…

Make It Better

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

Are you disappointed with the world around you?  If so, perhaps you could join me as I try to make it better! Are you disappointed with the world?  I am–there is too much anger, hatred, crime, and drug abuse. Although 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…

Achieve Financial Success

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances, For Parents, For Veterans, How Can I Be Happy?, How Can I Fix Problems?, How Can I Improve My Country?, Training for Success May 1, 2024
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You can achieve financial success! Did you know you can achieve financial success with your current income?  You can! The path to financial success doesn’t start with radical change. It begins by asking a lot of questions. It’s quite possible to Read more…

Be Proud of Your Scars!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking!, Training for Success December 27, 2023
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Be proud of your scars, not ashamed! In Japan, when someone breaks a bowl, (s)he puts it back together by filling the cracks with gold. Thus creating a beautiful lining. This is done in Japan to emphasize the beauty of 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…

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…

"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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