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.
Good, Evil, and Knowing the Difference
When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, U.S. presidents had tried for three decades to find ways to keep peace with the Communist regimes in the Soviet Union. Much of the world was clearly divided in those days with an…
All great change in America begins at the dinner table. – Ronald Reagan
When Ray and I visited Reagan’s hometown of Dixon, Illinois, in 2013, we stayed at a nearby hotel. The hotel displayed murals and photos honoring the three presidents from Illinois (Lincoln, Grant, and Reagan), including this framed quote from Lincoln.…
“Whatever happens now, I owe my life to God . . . ” – Ronald Reagan
On January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president of the United States. A few days later, on February 6, the president celebrated his 70th birthday. As seen in the photo below, Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas…
At Home with Nelle Reagan
Nelle Wilson Reagan was a devoted believer in Jesus Christ. She was a loving mother to her two sons and loving wife to her alcoholic husband. Nelle served in her church and in her community. Her younger son watched the…
Reagan, the Movie
Ray and I very much enjoyed watching the movie Reagan at the theater last week. In spite of how critics have condemned the movie, it deeply moved Ray and me. We believe it to be an excellent and historically accurate…
Why John and Abigail Adams Kept Young John Quincy Out of School
Ray and I enjoy listening to books together as we drive from place to place. We just started a very long biography of John Quincy Adams, son of the renowned patriots Abigail Adams and her husband, the future president John…