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.
Behind the Scenes
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — today is play practice day 5. After putting the sets in place on Sunday, we have just three more days of practice before dress rehearsal on Thursday and the first performance on Thursday night. It’s intense, sort of like…
Attached to Mama
“That little Susie is certainly attached to her mama!” “Whew! Timmie certainly is a clingy baby!” Though I have heard statements like those said in a negative way, such as when a child is crying about being left in the church…
When a Homeschooling Mama Meets a Mama Who Doesn’t
“Don’t you look pretty!”
I had already noticed that Miss Johnnie Faye was wearing a soft pink blouse this past Sunday morning. She looks pretty in pink. Miss Helen was wearing a beautiful and unusual jacket which I have admired before. After church I overheard Miss…
Sometimes It’s Scary to Break Out of the Mold of Traditional Schooling, But . . .
In 1999 our then-fifteen-year-old daughter Mary Evelyn started the the Homeschool Dramatic Society. A few weeks earlier she had asked, “Mom, could I write a play and invite homeschoolers to be in it?” I had replied, “Sure.” The play that…
My Deep Gratitude for the Gift of Homeschooling
In 1989-90 a close friend began to think deeply about the implications of what was happening in the public schools in our local school district. She began to share her thoughts with me and she shared resources from Christian radio and old-fashioned…