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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Have you ever been in a difficult situation and didn’t know what to say? If so, read on and find some ideas for those sticky moments… One common problem among all humanity in every country is suddenly not knowing what Read more…


near a river achievable resolution 2020 bj rae

What would your one resolution for next year be?  Here is my choice. Please don’t make another resolution you won’t keep. Make an achievable resolution that will take you to new heights in 2020! Love yourself as you are–unconditionally! Doing Read more…


Encouraging you to laugh yourself slim on near a river.

Two nights ago I went to meeting of the Giggles Laughter Club and learned how to laugh myself slim. Did you know that laughter helps with weight loss? It also improves mood, pain control, mental health issues, and blood pressure. Read more…


Encouragement to be the person your dog thinks you are on near a river.

Are you the person your dogs thinks you are? When I leave my home, our dogs sit and wait for me in a bay window.  The whole time I am away, they just sit there and stare out looking for Read more…


This lesson from nature can help you solve problems with others. Have you ever had a problem where you just could not work something out with someone?  Did you ever shut down communication with someone by not communicating effectively? Communication Read more…


Encouragement to not practice following others on near a river.

Have you ever followed others and found yourself in a place you did not want to be? Children love to run around outside.  A few days ago, two preschool children I know were running around on the road I live Read more…


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…


Remember what you do comes back to you on near a river.

Yes, what you do for others comes back to you. As he drove home from work, Bryan noticed a woman stranded on the side of the road. Her tire was flat. Stopping to help her, he parked his beat-up Pontiac Read more…


Encouraging you to change your flat tire and move on on near a river.

Are you unable to move forward in your life? Got a flat tire? Many years ago, my aunt was babysitting my sister and myself as well as taking care of all of her own children.  We ran around my aunt’s Read more…


Encouraging you to use trustworthy navigation on near a river.

Has a navigation device ever sent you down a bad road? We were returning home from a weeklong trip last Friday. As we traveled, we learned some things that apply to both road trips and life. Having used our Rand 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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