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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You can politely and firmly say no to others’ requests for your time. Does this describe you?  Your friends and acquaintances expect you to say yes to everything they want you to do.  You feel you don’t want to do Read more…


Make sure you can use your New Year’s resolutions to improve your life! Do you live up to your New Year’s resolutions each year? Every New Year’s many people set resolutions they cannot possibly live up to, then they feel Read more…


Encouragement best will pay off Near a River.

You never know when doing your best will pay off! Our home has not been cleaned since my right foot started bothering me a great deal, about a month ago. Since Christmas is on Monday, I decided to start cleaning Read more…


Encouraging you to have a Merry Christmas on www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver.

I sincerely hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas! Now I know I will not have everything I want for Christmas, but I am thankful for what I have anyway.  My Christmas will be a Merry Christmas regardless! I only Read more…


encouraging you to find great holiday gifts on www.bobbiejrae.com/nearariver.

Still need to buy any gifts?   Do you need to buy gifts for a loved one who is hard to shop for?  If so, keep reading. Smart Watch This watch can make a phone call. You can save up to Read more…


Encouraging you to mend ANY relationship by setting healthy boundaries on Near a River.

Here is the third step to mend ANY relationship. In this series of posts, I am explaining how my Grandma taught me to mend ANY relationship. In step one, you have to forgive him for what he did to upset Read more…


Encouraging you to mend ANY relationship (Stop proving you are right) on Near a River.

Part two in a series of posts on how to mend any relationship. In part one of this series of posts, I wrote that the first step in mending any relationship is loving the person unconditionally.  First you have to Read more…


Encouraging everyone to mend relationships with love on Near a River.

Part one in an encouraging series of posts on how to mend relationships. My Grandma only had a second grade education but she was very wise.  She taught me so many things about life in what she told me and Read more…


If you want things now but are not getting them, this post is for you! When I was a small child, I frequently asked questions.  To my questions that began with the word “When”, my Grandma would usually reply, “In Read more…


encouraging you surrendering all to God on Near a River

Sometimes surrendering a relationship is the only thing you can do! Dear Mother, I will not try to contact you again until you contact me lovingly and respectfully. Why am I doing this?  It is the only thing I can 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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