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.
Feisty and Sweet
About 100 people gathered Saturday morning to remember Miss Lena. Among us were her son and three daughters, along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Perhaps some of the great-great-grandchildren were there, too. Miss Lena was a sweet lady–and a feisty one.…
Books
I continue to work slowly on our new world history curriculum for middle school students. The task promises to take untold hours on my computer, but I am also doing much research the old-fashioned way–I’m reading books, the kind you…
Marriage Walls
A beautiful pre-Civil War cemetery sits along the back edge of our yard. The oldest grave is dated 1856. Family members of a past generation honored their loved ones by erecting an iron fence along the front and tall stone walls…
Stuck
After the young mother in North Carolina told me that she had been accused of not being a typical homeschooling mother because of the size of her earrings (see yesterday’s blog), she and her husband (I’ll call them Sarah and…
Are Your Earrings Too Big?
A homeschooling mother told me recently that someone once told her that she did not look like a homeschooling mother because she wore big earrings. Then she showed me her earrings–the size was similar to the ones I wear. Am I…
My First Book of Words
Last night Ray and I visited our daughter Mev and her family. I enjoyed our conversation around the table, playing with dolls on the floor with Clara, and holding little Wesley. Back home, I piddled around trying to get things in…