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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Encouraging you to turn around a bad day on near a river.

Five healthy and inexpensive ways to cope with stress on a bad day! Are you having a bad day?  Please do not let it drag you down! Last Friday, I had a really bad day.  Ken Dunn (affiliated with Rebel Read more…


Encouraging you to love coffee on near a river.

If you love coffee, this article is for you! Do you love coffee? I do not drink coffee.  Caffeine makes me unable to sleep at night no matter what time I drink it.  But most people do, including my husband.  Read more…


You can change the life of one child and improve the world! Do you want to make a difference in the world? Of course you do! Here are two ways you can change a child’s world.  Purchasing things a child Read more…


You can prevent a negative person from dragging you down! How should you respond when someone is negative and angry toward you?  How can you prevent a negative person from dragging you down? If you want to be a peacemaker Read more…


Grandma taught me how to love and how to get others to love me back. My Grandma did not even complete elementary school, but she was very wise about human nature. Although she was poor financially, she was extremely wealthy Read more…


Encouraging you to stop hurting on near a river.

Yes, you can help stop hurting in this world! Budda was walking down the street one day when an angry young man approached him. The angry young man said that Budda should not be teaching others.  Budda asked the angry Read more…


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Use these strategies to develop the peace of an eagle within yourself! Lone eagles, soaring in the clouds, fly with silent, peaceful poise. While turkeys, in their earth-bound crowds, fill the atmosphere with noise. –Author unknown. People who are like Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid being angry on near a river.

Don’t be angry.  Anger only makes your life worse! Anger makes anxiety worse. When suppressed, it also causes depression.  It disrupts relationships and causes health problems such as high blood pressure, heart problems, headaches, skin disorders, and digestive issues.  It Read more…


Encouraging you to have a happy Fourth of July on near a river.

Celebrate the Fourth of July by being thankful! Happy Fourth of July!  What are you thankful for and celebrating today? I am thankful that I have the freedom to help others and the freedom to access medical care.  I celebrate Read more…


Yes, you can change the world.  You can make the world a better place! Look in the mirror. Do you realize you are looking at an awesome and unique person? You are awesome and unique…and you can change the world! 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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