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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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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Guess what, World?  Here are some things for you to think about! World, you have done things to me that I do not appreciate. At times you have looked down on me.  Sometimes, you have made me feel so different Read more…


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Did you know that simply following your Circadian rhythm will make you healthier and help you maintain a healthy weight? Your circadian rhythm is a 24-hour internal clock that runs in the background of your brain.  It cycles between sleepiness Read more…


Do you understand life?  I do not understand it fully, but I do understand these things… Some days life is too hard, and other days it is quite enjoyable. As I watched the sunrise on a Florida beach the past 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…


Even without a college education, you can promote yourself into success and earn the money you need to earn. Years ago, my husband started working at a Ford Dealership called Rice and Holman as a part-time evening cashier. He had Read more…


Ndamukong Suh gives great advice about how to change what others think of you. When I was in high school, one of my friends thought that football players were physically strong but not smart.  So I watched our football team Read more…


Encouraging you to stay warm on Near a River.

Here are some practical ways to stay warm in spite of the cold front. The recent cold snap has the entire United States trying to stay warm. We happen to live in one of the coldest parts of the country.  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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