{"id":7895,"date":"2018-02-27T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=7895"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:08","slug":"writing-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/writing-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Saved by Writing Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you to all of my teachers who made certain that I understood effective writing!\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Encouraging
Encouragement to ensure your child has effective writing skills on Near a River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week I had another chance to use writing to solve a problem.<\/p>\n

Three weeks ago, I ordered a pair of Birkenstock sneakers for 65% off from Nordstromrack.com. On February 21, 2018, a pair of shoes from Nordstrom arrived, but Nordstrom had sent me someone else\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

Frustrated, I called Nordstrom Rack customer service and a service agent told me that the company had no more of the shoes I had ordered in stock.\u00a0 He said that all he could do is offer me a refund within 5 days of the warehouse receiving the incorrect shoes back.<\/p>\n

Writing to the rescue!<\/h4>\n

Not taking no for an answer, I found CEO of Nordstrom Blake Nordstrom\u2019s email address as well as Andrew Breen\u2019s (upper management of Nordstromrack.com).\u00a0 Then I sent them both the same email.\u00a0 The email clearly described the problem, how it made me feel, and my proposal that Nordstrom find me a pair of the shoes I had ordered that had been in stock when I ordered them.\u00a0 Also, I told both men that Birkenstock.com has the shoe I ordered in my size and proposed that Nordstrom Rack order a pair and have them shipped to me.<\/p>\n

Andrew Breen called me within a few hours of receiving my email and ordered the shoes from Birkenstock.com.<\/p>\n

Not the first time…<\/h4>\n

When I was in school, my teachers taught me to write correctly, how to write essays, and how to persuade others through my writing. \u00a0This shoe event is not the first time my writing has resulted in a positive resolution to a problem.\u00a0 Five years ago, I persuaded the IRS through a written letter to write off all the penalties on a good friend\u2019s tax issue and allow him to just pay the taxes owed.\u00a0 Also, I have helped at least fifteen disabled people get full disability on their initial applications without appeals because of the narratives I wrote for their applications. \u00a0So I am so grateful that I am not part of the current generation.<\/p>\n

Help a child learn to write!<\/h4>\n

Because they do not understand formal writing, some students today write the way they text on their smart phones. They use\u00a0 \u201cu\u201d for the word you and many other abbreviated spellings—because they simply do not know how to spell properly. Even sadder, some cannot write in complete sentences or write a five-paragraph essay with a thesis statement.<\/p>\n

Parents, if you want your children to be able to solve their own problems when they are adults, they must learn how to write correctly.\u00a0 I am certain that Mr. Blake Nordstrom and Mr. Andrew Breen would not even have replied to my email had I written it the way today\u2019s young people text.\u00a0 Nor would the IRS, the Social Security Administration, or the Veterans\u2019 Administration have responded to my writing.<\/p>\n

Not everyone has a \u201cwriting\u201d brain, but everyone can learn to write to the best of his or her ability. Writing as well as possible helps everyone to solve problems!<\/p>\n

You do not have to be a teacher to begin to teach a child to write.\u00a0 Children who read have a natural tendency to become writers. So to start a child on the path to good writing, you just need to read with him often.<\/p>\n

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Let the\u00a0encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n

soar like an\u00a0eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n

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Having a bad day? Uninstall it and install a good day in its place.<\/a><\/h4>\n

Play the game of life to the best of your ability.<\/a><\/h4>\n

Prevent your child from using drugs?<\/a><\/h4>\n

Expect the best from your child!<\/a><\/h4>\n

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If you enjoyed this post, remember that BJ writes\u00a0children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0books<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

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is available on\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n

Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0encouraging\u00a0<\/a>eagle\u00a0<\/a>reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n

for a\u00a0child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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