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.
Respect for Fleeting Treasures–Rest in Peace, Queen Elizabeth II
Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth. I was at play practice yesterday morning when a news story about the queen popped up on my phone. It told that Queen Elizabeth’s family was gathering at Balmoral Castle where medical personnel were observing…
Vintage Fun with Notty and Little
Ray and I sometimes entertain grandchildren with—you may find this hard to believe—game shows from the 1960s. They enjoy PASSWORD, To Tell the Truth, and What’s My Line? These shows are much better than more modern fare, but we still…
I know a little boy . . .
I know a little boy who is gifted in many ways. Give him some paints and a canvas and be ready to marvel at how his hand recreates what he sees with his observing eyes. Give him some tools, wood…
Inside Blessings, Outside Blessings, and Eyes to See Them
Ray and I spent a delightful Saturday with several of our grandchildren. Inside the house, the floor was so strewn with four decades of knights and horses and cars and toy buildings and Little People® that we tiptoed across the…
Happy Labor Day, Mama!
Happy Labor Day, Mama! Thank you for your labor every day for your family. Maybe you are a fulltime homeschooling mama and homemaker. Perhaps you homeschool while working fulltime as a nurse or an attorney either away from home or…
Lofty Mountain Grandeur
I hope you don’t mind going on one more trip to the Smoky Mountains. As I mentioned recently, we visited Cades Cove. We saw tiny things that God made there. We saw an intricate web that a spider wove .…