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 share in her spirit on near a river.

If only we all could have her spirit, the world would be a much better place… This morning my husband and I walked to get some breakfast.  As we walked past one home, a two-year-old girl came running out. She Read more…


Encouraging you to deal with life effectively on near a river.

I have learned to sort out what issues are just life and can be ignored, and what I need to change. Here is what I have figured out. My hair has always been naturally curly, for all of my life. Read more…


Encouraging you to create the inevitable in life on near a river.

Tonight here in the North Country we got the inevitable–our first frost warning for the fall season.  The weather here tonight is forecast to get down to freezing.  So the inevitable is happening—our warm summer weather is changing into colder Read more…


Happy Labor Day! As we navigate through the demands of daily routines, it’s essential to acknowledge the significance of breaks, allowing ourselves the luxury of a respite. So, let these heartwarming images be a gentle nudge to not only complete Read more…


Encouraging you to avoid biased search results on near a river.

Do you get biased search results on the internet?  If you do, read on… Google, Yahoo, Bing, and DuckDuckGo all scour the web for you to find the information you want.  But you never get the same search results. Some Read more…


Do you know the relationship between your two eyes?  Other relationships function just as this relationship does… On Saturday of last week, my husband was finally on his way home after being away for five days trying to fix up Read more…


In this game of tag, you are now the IT. Tag someone else and continue the game. Did you feel that? When you opened this post, a hug jumped out and grabbed you. That hug just tagged you and now Read more…


Encouraging you to please think on near a river.

Remember the immortal words of Aretha Franklin and please think!  –Aretha Franklin   Aretha Franklin, the musician who sang this song “Think”, died today.  The lyrics in this song are very meaningful and remind us of ways we can improve Read more…


Encouraging you to manage these energy vampires on near a river.

Do you know what two devices in your home are the biggest energy vampires? Even if you turn off the lights when you leave a room and only run your air conditioner part of the day, your electricity bill still Read more…


Encouraging you to eat healthy and pay attention on near a river.

Students starting school are not the only people who need to be able to pay attention.  In addition to students, people making road trips also need to pay attention.  Since my husband will be making a 10 to 12 hour 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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