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.
Businesses and Mama Work That Last
Chester A. Arthur was in the White House 141 years ago when Dr. S. B. Fowler of Gainesboro, Tennessee, bought out a stock of medicines from Mr. Andrew Alison of neighboring Smith County in October of 1883. In November Dr.…
The Gift of Love
My purpose each day is to encourage you in your vital role as mama. Today I want to encourage you in one of the most important things you will ever do for your children. Mama love is as basic a…
From Caterpillar to Butterfly and Beyond
Like many homeschooling families, we are a family of book lovers. Each of our children’s spouses have fit right into a book-loving family; they love books, too. When we moved into this house twenty years ago, we had simple pine…
Teaching That Fits Just Right
Almanzo Wilder was 76 years old when his wife Laura Ingalls Wilder published Farmer Boy in 1933. Don’t you know he enjoyed telling her stories about his wonderful childhood, while she was writing it? In 2002 our family had the…
Your Own Home Sweet Home
Laura Ingalls Wilder said, “Home is the nicest word there is.” Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace Ingalls moved often and lived in several states. Whether they were in a log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, .…
When I Drop a Pencil . . .
We live in God’s orderly universe. We can count on Him to make the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening. God started things out that way in the beginning. After the flood, He promised that He…