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.
Ps and Qs
This past weekend the Notgrass Company team got together for our annual retreat to plan for the upcoming year. Most of our family was able to be there for the whole weekend. Our employees, Ethan and Michelle, joined us for sessions on…
“Aren’t You Kind?”
About two weeks ago, our daughter Mary Evelyn and I each got a welcome invitation by email. Homeschooling mothers we know–I’ll call them Teresa, Angela, and Suzanne–invited us to Teresa’s home for the first of on-going, bi-monthly meetings. The invitation said that…
Granny Knew
I have little that belonged to my mother’s mother. When I am in an antique store and find a little dish like one that she had, I sometimes buy it and bring it home. That is why I brought this plate home . . . .…
Mama Seasons
Seasons are a big deal to us mothers. I remember, when a change of season came when our children were young, how I dreaded all the work getting out the next season’s clothes and putting away the clothes from the…
We Haven’t Changed Our Minds . . . or Hearts
Getting to work is easy for Ray and me. We walk out of our room, down the stairs, across the room we call the parlor (because it’s fun to call one room the parlor when you live in an old house like…
Light, Eyes, and Children
As I circled our yard taking pictures of the snowy morning several days ago, I searched for light. Because the sun rises behind the hill behind our house, it shines on the higher elevations first, such as these hills on the…