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.
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…
Looking Back Five Years from Now
Ray and I were with some friends recently; and while we were there, Ray leaned over to me and said, “These are some of the finest people I know. I don’t want to look back five years from now and…