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.
It’s Been Three Months
Ray’s radiation oncologist told us in October that it takes three months to know the effectiveness of radiation treatments for prostate cancer. That seemed like a long time, but now the time has come. Ray has an appointment at 11…
Never a Dull Moment, Episode 14,262
Notice: Don’t worry! Daily Encouragement isn’t changing. You don’t have to do anything to keep receiving it by email each morning as usual. In an effort to provide additional encouragement for those who feel a need, we are adding a…
The Present Mama
I wonder just how many distractions vie for a homeschooling mama’s attention every day. That I do not know, but I do know that each of her children need her to be present when they need her to be present.…
A Surprise Daily Ritual
On Sunday evening around 9:00 p.m., God began sending us a beautiful snowfall. This was the view above my computer screen Monday morning. On Monday I ventured outside to the front porch . . . . . . and the…
The Perfect Family–Isn’t.
Last week I saw a sign on a church building, saying that no perfect people were allowed inside. That’s good because the church would be empty otherwise, right? While we can—perhaps reluctantly—accept the fact that we as individuals are not…
His Helper
Two of my favorite Little Golden Books are We Help Daddy by Mini Stein and We Help Mommy by Jean Cushman. Both were illustrated by my favorite Little Golden Book illustrator, Eloise Wilkins. In these books, very young children help…