Welcome to Daily Encouragement!
Hi, I’m Charlene Notgrass. I was born a long time before you, way back in 1953. I loved homeschooling — once I learned how to make homeschooling who our family was instead of something I carried around like a big, heavy burden every day. From the lessons God has taught me, I offer you daily encouragement. Read more about my journey.
Family
Through the years, I have heard many people groan about reading the genealogies that God included in the Bible. That is sad. God included those long lists of names for His own perfect purposes. Family is a major theme throughout…
Your Moments and Your Days
I have sung the tender hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be” since I sat in pretty honey-stained pews as a young girl in Ashland City, Tennessee. We sang it at church recently, and I made a note to…
The Night Watchman
Our friend Darlene told us a story the other day. She once knew a man who had been an alcoholic before he turned to Jesus and became part of Darlene’s church. I’ll call him Tom. Tom had learned neither to…
Jane Austen on History Books and Learning to Read
While listening to Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey the other day, I came upon an amusing and insightful passage about topics to which homeschooling mamas like you can relate. The passage is a conversation between the book’s heroine, Catherine Morland, her…
Smiling at the Future with Dignity
I continue to pray that God will use the Bible reading and other Christian teachings that people around the world heard during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral to bring many to Jesus Christ. As I think back about the Queen’s life, many…
It is He Who Made Us
On Friday Ray and I did several errands between the matinee and evening performances of Journey of Faith. During one stop, I browsed a gift shop in search of appropriate gifts for our director daughter and actor granddaughter. I was…