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.
An Alaskan Family Story
When our taxi driver delivered us to our Bed & Breakfast in Anchorage back in 2014, our host met us outside and showed us to our room. We were ready for supper, so he directed us to the bike path…
Practice, Encourage, and Practice Some More
When I was eight years old and my brother was five, our parents took us to Santa Claus Land in Santa Claus, Indiana. Back in the 1960s, before it became the modern Holiday World, Santa Claus Land was a tiny amusement park, smaller…
Scene Changes
Dislike of change starts early in life. One of a child’s first lessons about self control comes when he is playing happily and Mama and Daddy say it is time to do something else. Sometimes that “something else” that Mama and Daddy have in…
When You Come to a Bend in the River
When people make historic documentaries, they sometimes interview people who experienced a famous event. I have often heard people tell the story of what they were doing when they heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. As our bed and breakfast host drove us…
Who’d A’ Thunk It?
Well, you know how it is. We were supposed to get to Nashville at 4:32 p.m.-ish on Tuesday afternoon. I knew when I saw a Delta mechanic go into the cockpit moments before we got on the plane in Los Angeles…
Home Again
Ray and I are still “gobsmacked” about the gift our children gave to us. Our vacation was wonderful. When God created the world, He made six days for work and one for rest. Jesus believed in rest. In John 4, He sat by a…