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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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Everyone Has Rights!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Heal My Body? December 27, 2023

Where do your rights stop? Yesterday, we went to Walmart to get a few things we need for our campsite.  People were smoking cigarettes by the doors, so I had to walk past cigarette smoke to enter the store. When Read more…

From You to You

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., The Power of Positive Thinking! May 1, 2024

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…

Miss Someone You Love Today?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., Overcome Depression May 1, 2024
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Miss someone you love today?  I know how you feel… Do you feel broken-hearted today?  Do you miss someone you love? There is another way to think about this situation instead of crying about it and feeling broken-hearted, though. I Read more…

Thank You, Imperfect World!

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Holidays that Heal..., How Can I Be Happy? May 1, 2024
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Thank you, imperfect world!  I am so grateful to be a part of you… Thank you, world! No, you are not a perfect world, but no one ever promised me that the world around me or my life would be Read more…

The Poppy Flower

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Veterans December 27, 2023
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Do you know what the red Poppy flower represents?  These two well-known poems explain it very well.   In Flanders Fields   In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row.   That mark our place; and Read more…

Carry Your Own Water

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), Fix Your Finances December 27, 2023

When I was a child, I learned to carry my own water and knew the value of every drop. Even though I grew up in a very poor family. As a three-year-old, I had taught myself to read.  Older people Read more…

Wherever You Live…

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, School Plans May 1, 2024
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Wherever you live, there is something you need to do to prepare your child at any age for school. When we think about sending a child to school, we usually think about school supplies, clothes, and a reading list.  But Read more…

Dear Pet Snake

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 5, 2020

It seems silly to write a letter to a pet snake, doesn’t it?  But what is a pet snake anyway? Dear Pet Snake (or Gossiping friend), Having a friend who gossips is just like having a pet snake.  Eventually, your Read more…

To My Children

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), How Can I Fix Problems? May 5, 2020
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What every parent wants for his or her children… Dear Children, When you were born, I had dreams and hopes for you.  I had hoped that you would all be successful in whatever careers you chose, that you would all Read more…

A New Disorder

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Change the World?, How Can I Heal My Body? May 1, 2024
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Have you heard about the new mental health disorder? Yesterday evening my 3rd grade neighbor Johnny helped me pull weeds in our yard.  I asked him if he had enjoyed the past year in school.  His answer was interesting. Johnny 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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