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.
Happy Father’s Day, 1952
Our family has two things to celebrate this coming Sunday. Not only is it Father’s Day; it is also my husband’s birthday. Ray was born on Father’s Day sixty-two years ago. What a precious Father’s Day present he was that…
Noble Peach Averted
Back in January, I told you about our “Noble Peach Prize” fiasco. During our Christmas Eve celebration one year, Bethany and Gregory presented me this Noble Peach Prize in honor of that fiasco. We almost had another one yesterday, but our razor sharp proofreader…
Teaching the Invisible
The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice…
A Place Where Competition Has No Place
Daddy was twenty-one years old when his youngest baby sister was born. He loved babies, especially his baby sister, Emily Camille. A year and a half later, my mother gave birth to me and Daddy had a baby of his…
“Delicious Tastes” and “Joyful Memories”
When I was a little girl, Sunday School started at 10:00 a.m. and church at 11:00. Sometimes Daddy would get a hankering for Krispy Kreme® doughnuts on Sunday morning, so Mother would get us all decked out in our Sunday…
Gumption in Richmond
We got up and at ’em early yesterday morning to set up our booths at the Virginia state homeschool convention in Richmond. When we finished, we had just enough time to grab some lunch and do one touristy thing before…