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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These four habits are used by successful leaders. Of course, you want to be successful.  You want your children to be successful too.  You know that successful people are readers.  But what else do successful people do? Morning routine. Successful Read more…


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 fill your life with love on Near a River.

I hope your home is filled with love and all that comes with it. Sarah came out of her home and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I Read more…


Albert Einstein died in 1955 but his advice is still applicable today. We all know that Einstein was a genius in science.  He wrote the mass-energy formula, the world’s most famous equation.  Did you know that he was also a Read more…


Encouraging you to listen more than you talk on Near a River.

Listen more than you talk to have successful relationships! How can you succeed in all relationships?  You can listen more than you talk. Talking more than listening hurts all relationships.  Relationships with family members, friends, coworkers, your boss. No one Read more…


Believe you will succeed.  This is the first key to success. You can make your dreams come true!  In case you are asking how, I will explain. First, you must believe in yourself and your ability to make your dream Read more…


Four simple ways to practice patience. Life requires patience.  Patience leads to success.  But how can you develop patience? Here are four strategies for developing patience. Practice emotional survival It is easy to become addicted to expressing anger and frustration Read more…


Encouraging you to understand why patience is important on near a river.

Patience is one attribute of a successful person. Successful people have something in common–patience. We are still waiting for tires we ordered a few weeks ago.  This situation has allowed me  to practice self-control. I continually remind myself that I Read more…


Encouraging you to teach your child by your example on near a river.

Teach your children key principals for success through your example. When I was growing up, my role models—my Sunday School teacher, my grandmother, my neighbor, my teachers in school—set examples for all children around them.  Their examples taught me these Read more…


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Teach a child well.  Enable him to be successful. My husband has had some successful friends. One friend, Jim, was a manufacturer’s representative. Jim and his wife Lisa had ten children. All ten children were well-mannered.  They did chores and helped each 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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