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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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…


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…


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…


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…


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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…


Have you ever considered the world of options available to you? My husband, a diabetic, loves to eat sweets and junk foot. Recently we’ve been trying to curb his habit by stocking the kitchen with healthier food choices. Today we Read more…


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…


A few days ago, a thirty-year-old man spoke his last words, “I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.” On July 11, 2020, a man only thirty years young lay on his death bed at Methodist Hospital in San Read more…


Encouraging you to make the most out of life on near a river.

How can you make the most out of your life? Derek Paravicini is the nephew of Camilla Parker-Bowles, a member of the British Royal Family. He and his twin sister were born at just 26 weeks gestation on July 26, Read more…


What children really think can make you laugh sometimes. A teacher at a Catholic elementary school asked her students to answer questions about the Bible on a test. Her innocent students wrote these uncorrected statements. Do you know the Bible 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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