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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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Ben and Jerry’s Story

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), The Power of Positive Thinking!, Training for Success May 5, 2020

Ben and Jerry’s story shows everyone how to make their dreams come true. Back in 1978, two high school friends named Ben and Jerry could not afford any higher education.  So they leased a gas station in the college town Read more…

A Wild Friend

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

I found a new wild friend hanging around outside our sun room.  Want to meet him? As a child, I feared bats greatly.  They suck human blood and carry rabies, I thought.  Also, they just looked plain creepy to me.  Read more…

Finite Resources

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!) May 5, 2020

We all have finite resources.  How will you use yours? My friend Mark’s family has always burned up most of its finite resources on useless endeavors and still does to this day. As a child, there was constant arguing (a Read more…

Braver, Stronger, and Smarter

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

No matter what you need to do, remember that you are braver, stronger, and smarter than you realize. What Christopher Robin said at the end of the above scene from Winnie the Pooh is very true for all of us. Read more…

Happy Freedom Day!

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Encouraging you to have a happy fourth of July on near a river.

Happy Fourth of July!  Happy Freedom Day! On the Fourth of July as a child, I walked to the park with my older brother in the morning and attended an all-day celebration.  We ate cotton candy and hot dogs until Read more…

How Not to Be a JERK

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Encouraging you to not be a jerk on near a river.

Have you ever wondered how someone can learn to not be a jerk? Want to know if others think you are a jerk or not?  There is a the psychological spectrum that will tell you. If you are a jerk, 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…

Vegan? Have Food Allergies?

Articles On Nearariver.com (Are the Best!), For Parents, How Can I Heal My Body? May 5, 2020
Encouraging you to eat cake in spite of food allergies on near a river.

If you are vegan or have food allergies, this cake recipe is a must bake for you… Today was a rainy day and my husband and I had fun in the kitchen.  First he made dinner in the crockpot using Read more…

Practice Success!

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Encouraging you to practice success on near a river.

What behaviors do successful people practice? When successful people talk, I listen.  Here are some of the behaviors I have noticed that all successful people practice. If you want to follow in their footsteps, perhaps you should practice these behaviors, 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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