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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Looking for an escape from insects? Here are a few ideas… It is summer and bugs are everywhere, especially the kind that bite. Some of them carry dangerous diseases! If you are like me and have sensitive skin, keeping these Read more…


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Today is the last day of the year.  What will you do today? What do you do on the last day of the year or month?  My husband usually plans to spend his day with me—tickling and teasing me, of Read more…


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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…


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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…


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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…


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Although we can’t control everything in the future, we can affect how it turns out! We live in the North Country and have too much snow. Although it is the middle of April, we still have a few feet of Read more…


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I am walking through the storm right now.  Here is my motivation to keep going. Right now I am walking through an emotional storm. The sky around me is completely dark. I see lightning and hear the thunder in my Read more…


A story and some facts about fussing… Yesterday we returned from our winter trip to our home. Naturally, the air was colder than it had been further south. However, we were not expecting the mess around our home. Our backyard Read more…


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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…


Didn’t get the gift you wanted?  Here are gifts from you to you that you will definitely enjoy.   If you didn’t get the gift you wanted, perhaps you can give yourself these gifts.  Since they’re special gifts from you 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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