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.
We Didn’t Come for the Party . . .
I think I know why the phrase “pain in the neck” has come into common use in the English language. I’ve been living with a real pain in the neck for several months now. Pains in the neck are no…
Taken–and Missed–Opportunities
Our Opportunity #2 last weekend was a campus minister seminar at Lipscomb University in Nashville, which included a reunion of people who previously served in campus ministry. Ray was a campus minister from 1977 to 1983. We loved working with…
Sweet Connections
Ideas come to me in the mornings before I get up or a little later when I am putting on my makeup and fixing my hair. As I was standing at my mirror yesterday, I thought back to the concert…
A Great-Grandmother’s Inspiration
Ray and I had three opportunities to be with people we love this past weekend. We got home last night happy we had decided to do all three. Opportunity One was “Copland to Cash: An American Rhapsody,” performed by ten- to…
Childhood–A Time to Get Real
Last Thursday Ray and I left home for a long weekend. I have lots to share about lessons I learned on this trip, but first I want to share some thoughts that began to dawn on me the first morning…
Home Work
I started to title this “Helpful Hints from Heloise.” Realizing that title has been taken (though it’s “Hints from Heloise” without the “Helpful,” [though Heloise’s hints are helpful]), I did an online search for my proposed title. To my delight,…