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.
Give Me Liberty . . .
Ray and I are in Richmond with Connor for the Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV) convention. We drove up Tuesday so we could visit with Ray’s nephew Chris, the ringbearer in our wedding, and his family on Tuesday night. This morning is set-up…
Religious, Secular, or Neutral
This past Sunday morning I had a rare opportunity to join a small ladies Bible class. I have visited this class once or twice before and been impressed with hearts who long to please God. A question discussed on Sunday morning was the definition of…
“Sticks and stones can break my bones . . .” or Heart Guard: It’s Not Just for Puppies
When our children were living at home and we had puppies living among us, we used to use a preventive medicine called Heartgard®. It’s pretty easy to coax a puppy to ingest his Heartgard®. Heart-guarding our own hearts and those of our children…
Resting in God’s Loving Care
When we returned from the MassHOPE convention several weeks ago, I was bursting with things I wanted to tell you about Boston and about the family of John Adams. I hope you don’t mind another story about them. In February…
Kudos, Mama!
I recently visited with a homeschooling mama who grew up with a sister and a single mother who was in the military. As the conversation progressed, I asked her what she and her sister did when her mother was deployed. She said they…
Listening to the Right People
Last Friday Ray and I met some friends for a late lunch. We all wanted a quiet place where we could spend a leisurely afternoon in conversation. I suggested the Bull and Thistle on our town square in Gainesboro. It’s a busy…