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 live by these three feathers on Near a River.

Today I give you three feathers to enable you to succeed… Do you know how arrows are made? The arrowsmith forms the arrow with wood, and then he gives it to a fletcher who attaches the feathers to it.  Believe Read more…


to the ones near a river bj rae encouraging words

Do you know any “ones” who might need to hear this?  If so, please share it! To the Ones By James Engstrand   This is for the ones who have pushed me to the ground. Who have beaten me. Who Read more…


I am glad times have changed. Aren’t you? When I was a kid, all 90-plus members of my family squeezed into Grandma’s home for an incredible meal. Afterward, we kids ran around and played while the adults talked a bit. Read more…


gives near a river bj rae encouraging words

How about the “gives” instead of the “give me’s”?  Like a hug, both parties benefit from the “gives”. When I was a small child, I thought like a child. Around Christmas and my birthday, I naturally wanted gifts. I seldom Read more…


Encouraging you to make the rest of your year great on near a river.

Once again it’s time to consider how your year has been so far. Although I keep a journal and can look back on any day to recall out what I did that day, I am amazed at how fast the Read more…


This silly song taught me an unforgettable lesson. When I was young, my older brother walked me to school. We entertained each other; he taught me silly songs and other goofy things, and I constantly doused him by jumping in Read more…


near a river the bear bj rae bald eagle encouragement

As this true story about the bear explains, there is a way to get what we want. Two days after we moved into our current mountain home, I walked outside the sunroom into the backyard to put out my bird Read more…


A reminder to never lose sight of your purpose! On a cool September night, while circling within the cosmos, the moon’s eyes gazed down upon the Olympus Mons volcano on the planet Mars. A lake lay silver nearby, not a Read more…


Encouraging you to learn better on near a river.

Use these school hacks to learn better yourself or help your child learn better. Doing your child’s homework for him does not help him or her earn anything, but teaching him how to learn does. Here are some tips to Read more…


Strategies to help you beat this heat this summer! The heat can make you feel generally miserable, and it also intensifies depression and anxiety. There is no way to completely escape the summer heat, but you can try to beat 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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