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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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Teach Me!

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Encouraging you to teach your loved ones on near a river.

Teach me to fish, and I will eat for a lifetime… “Pretend you are here and having trouble with the vacuum.  I am not here. What is the first thing you should do?” my husband asked me earlier this evening. Read more…

Parents Are Always With You

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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…

The Richest Person I Know

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 5, 2020

If you could, would you trade places with this woman, the richest person I know? She has a mortgage payment and lives in a small home with her family of four. But having had the chance to spend a bit Read more…

Advice for Dads

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Encouraging you to follow advice for dads on near a river.

Dads, do you think this advice is sound? Father’s Day is coming up soon.  So I have been speaking with parents who have grown children about parenthood and want to share with you the advice I have learned from them. Read more…

Walk the Walk!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 1, 2024
Encouraging you to walk the walk as in the Ghandi quote on near a river.

Walk the walk instead of talking the talk. Mahatma Ghandi described this problem best when he said “I don’t reject your Christ.  I love your Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ.” What Read more…

Following Others

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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…

A Lesson from Nature

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Training for Success May 1, 2024

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…

Flowers for You…

About Love's Power..., Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 5, 2020
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Here are some beautiful flowers for you, to help you enjoy your day. When someone is ill or having a rough time, we often send flowers.  But, of course, it is okay to send them any day. I picked this Read more…

To All Dads

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Encouragement to have a happy father's day on near a river.

A letter to all Dads… Happy Father’s Day, Dads! I hope you are celebrating the fact that your child loves you and that you love your child today and every other day of the year. Did you know these facts Read more…

Be the Person

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, Training for Success May 5, 2020
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…

"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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