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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Encouragement to reward your canine with a special treat on near a river.

Show your canine family member how much you love him… Do you have a furry canine person in your family or “furson”? If so, you know how much your furson improves your life.  He cheers you up when you feel Read more…


Feeling sad today?  Do something for someone else… How To Spend To Feel Happier! Got $5? Spend it on somebody else! It'll make you HAPPIER! Posted by John Tesh on Monday, March 12, 2018 One day a Mother dropped off Read more…


Encouragement to know my unanswered questions on near a river.

Do you have the answers to my unanswered questions? I am over 50 years old and I have so many unanswered questions! I still haven’t found out who let the dogs out. Where’s the beef? How to get to Sesame Read more…


Whether you have kids or not, please read this post about a hill. Until May of this year, we had always lived on a flat road. Then we moved to a home with a fantastic mountain view. Our home sits Read more…


Encouraging you to deal with your Paula in the best way on near a river.

What can you do with the “Paula” in your life? My husband has a coffee mug with the words “My family tree is full of nuts” on it.  But there is just one really strange nut in the bunch. Her Read more…


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Coronavirus can be deadly both to your health AND your finances! Money is getting tight due to the quarantine and your inability to work, but you can improve your finances. REPAIR YOUR OWN DEVICES! You haven’t worked since the coronavirus Read more…


Encouraging you to celebrate your birthday on near a river.

What does your birthday mean to you and to your loved ones?   When I was a child, my birthday was just another ordinary day in the home I grew up in. No birthday card, cake, or gifts. Just another Read more…


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This bingo story has a teachable lesson. This afternoon a friend invited me to a party. I felt tired and wanted to stay home. But I wanted to be polite so I summoned the energy to attend instead of lying Read more…


Encouraging you to have a fantastic life on near a river.

Want to know what you can do to make your life fantastic? Want to have a fantastic life?  Try doing at least two of these things each day… Take a walk every day for at least 15 minutes.  As you Read more…


The world would be a much better place, if only people would respect differences. A true story… A woman arrived at an imaging center for a diagnostic study. She was on crutches and wore a “cast shoe”, one designed for 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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