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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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The Giraffe Story

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Training for Success March 6, 2020

Today on the Animal Planet channel, I learned some interesting things about how a giraffe mother raises her young.. A mother giraffe in a British zoo was pregnant. As giraffe’s usually do, she labored to birth her young overnight. Around Read more…

Don’t Worry About Coronavirus!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents December 11, 2023
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Why is it a waste of time to worry about coronavirus? I have been traveling on the East Coast during the coronavirus pandemic. Although I have a compromised immune system, I choose not to worry about this threat. Why do Read more…

Do Yourself Some Good

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy?, Training for Success May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to do yourself some good on near a river.

Want a simple way to do yourself some good?  Here it is. Right now I am dealing with a very stressful situation.  Several people have asked me how I am coping with it.  Well, I have been exercising my usual coping Read more…

Happy Friggatriskaidekaphobia!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) June 15, 2020

Today is friggatriskaidekaphobia day,.. How can you overcome your fear? My last thought before I went to bed last night was that the morning would bring Friday the thirteenth and friggatriskaidekaphobia, once again. In the past, this infamous spot on Read more…

A Successful Person

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, For Women/Mothers, Training for Success May 1, 2024

When a successful person dies, how is he or she described? Yesterday a very successful person died at age 92.  She never received a pay check nor did she measure her success by that fact.  Respected by everyone, she was Read more…

Your Birthday!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy?, The Power of Positive Thinking! May 1, 2024
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…

Dear Fellow Human

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Change the World? June 15, 2020

These times are hard for everyone, but even more difficult for a certain group of your fellow humans. Dear Fellow Human, Before coronavirus, we saw each other often. You asked me how I was doing and your smile encouraged me. Read more…

Died Accidentally

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents August 22, 2020

My friend had allergies like I do and died accidentally due to a simple mistake. My friend was still “young” like me, in her fifties. A brilliant woman, she had a lot going for her. Well-educated, she had gotten her Read more…

Coronavirus Finances

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents June 15, 2020
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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…

Got a “Paula”? Respect Yourself!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Be Happy? May 5, 2020
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…

"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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