{"id":694,"date":"2017-03-16T09:37:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T11:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=694"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:10","slug":"special-bj-rae-bald-eagle-near-a-river-encouraging-words-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/special-bj-rae-bald-eagle-near-a-river-encouraging-words-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, YOU Are Special!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino,serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><em>You\u00a0are special. Remember that.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0You are special.<br \/>\nYou may not understand how much you mean to<br \/>\neveryone around you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Everyone\u2019s day is happier.<br \/>\nJust because you are here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0What you say matters.<br \/>\nIt touches the hearts of everyone around you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your life is a unique\u00a0gift to the world.<br \/>\nYour life is invaluable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You bring happiness to those who love you.<br \/>\nYou are a\u00a0pleasure to everyone you meet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Your life is a treasured gift.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With each new day,<br \/>\nI hope you remember<br \/>\nhow much you are loved.<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0How precious your life is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You are precious.<br \/>\nAnd you are <em>special<\/em>.<br \/>\nYou are a miraculous creation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><u>Always<\/u><\/em> remember you are loved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0I know you can soar<br \/>\nlike an eagle<br \/>\nover every storm in your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I believe in you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BJ Rae<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Even if you feel alone and unloved,<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">someone out there loves you and cares about you.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Never forget this fact!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">When you read this, consider yourself hugged!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEVER FORGET HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these <a 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BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near a river<\/a>!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\"><u>Near\u00a0a River<\/u><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">common core<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book\u00a0<\/a>for\u00a0<a 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It touches the hearts of everyone around <a href=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/special-bj-rae-bald-eagle-near-a-river-encouraging-words-for-kids\/\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,190,141,137,356,132,133],"tags":[1588,2612,77,1271,1269,1328,1334,1270,1329,1337,1714,1332,1321,12,9754,1331,9755,9753,1330,1320,1273,1322,1302,1274,1323,1325,1326,1324,19,1275,1319,1318,716,9410,9552,193,1327,1336,1335,1268,1333,297,1299],"class_list":["post-694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-parenting-positive-near-river","category-veterans-vietnam-near-river-eagle-bj-rae","category-live-happy","category-calming-anxiety-near-river-bj-rae","category-overcome-depression-near-river-bj-rae","category-successful-bj-rae","tag-common-core-eagle-reading-book","tag-bald-eagle","tag-bj-rae","tag-books-for-children","tag-books-for-kids","tag-child-eagle-reading-book","tag-childrens-book","tag-childrens-books","tag-childrens-eagle-reading-book","tag-childrens-reading-book","tag-common-core-book","tag-common-core-reading-book","tag-core-reading-book","tag-eagle","tag-eagle-book","tag-eagle-book-for-child","tag-eagle-book-for-children","tag-eagle-book-for-kids","tag-eagle-child-book","tag-eagle-children-book","tag-eagle-childrens-book","tag-eagle-core-reading-book","tag-eagle-kid-book","tag-eagle-kids-book","tag-eagle-reading-book","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-child","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-children","tag-eagle-reading-book-for-kids","tag-encouragement","tag-encouraging","tag-encouraging-childrens-book","tag-encouraging-kids-book","tag-encouraging-words","tag-for-children","tag-for-kids","tag-happiness","tag-kid-eagle-reading-book","tag-kid-reading-book","tag-kids-book","tag-kids-books","tag-reading-book","tag-soar-like-an-eagle","tag-words-of-encouragement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yes, YOU are Special!: Near a River: Encouraging Words : BJ Rae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don&#039;t you know how special you are? 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