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.
The Real World
Ray and I spent a wonderful Sunday with a couple who are long-time friends. The husband is an author and speaker. Though an attorney by training, he has spent decades writing about a Christian response to tough worldly issues. One of his…
Your Storm Will Be Over
The weather was calm and warm on Friday. Suddenly leaves fell like rain. The wind pushed them almost horizontally. One of our grandchildren and I rushed outside. I brought my camera, but I couldn’t capture the moment. The leaves in the air in this…
Grateful for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Today is Friday. In schools across the country, many children have received free breakfast and lunch all week. Some of those children are wondering what they will eat over the weekend, when there is no school cafeteria to feed them.…
On the Lord’s Side
The children in our Wednesday night class enjoy dividing into groups to sing, “Whose Side Are You Fighting On?” The children on one side of the room sing, “Whose side are you fightin’ on?” Those on the other side answer, “I’m fightin’ on the…
What Your Child Needs to Know
When a mama and a daddy first see their newborn baby, they delight in the baby’s sweet eyes and his tiny fingers and toes. As the baby grows, parents delight in what she learns to do. As he grows some more, they delight…
Love Letters, a Journal, and Jeans
Clara and Wesley’s Sunday School teacher taught the parable of the lost coin on Sunday. It was an appropriate day for me to hear it, because it had been a lost and found sort of weekend for me. A couple of weeks ago,…