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.
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…
A Winter Art Idea
When Notgrass History gets together for our annual Christmas party, we divide into teams and create something very silly during a certain time limit, using stuff our fulfillment team uses to pack orders. This year we had a girls team…
Give Your Children a Purpose for Living
First an invitation to Laura’s birthday party on Wednesday February 7, at 2:00 p.m. Central. You can click on this image to register and then read today’s post below. Register for Online Event I recently enjoyed listening to The Peacemaker:…
Give Your Children the Gift of Laura
One of my fondest homeschool memories is reading the Little House books aloud to our children. We all enjoyed them very much. If you haven’t read them to your children yet, please consider doing so. Just because Laura Ingalls Wilder…