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.
A Trip Around the World
Africa, Antarctica, Papua New Guinea–these were the places where we “traveled” on Wednesday afternoons, courtesy of an elderly gentleman in our congregation. When Ray preached in Cookeville, Tennessee, we became quick friends with one of our elders, Ray Kinslow, a…
Thinking Like a Child
As I was getting ready this morning, I was thinking (again!) about losing weight. It prompted a memory of a cute thing Mary Evelyn said when she was little. When she was around four, people made lots of comments about…
Thank You, God, for Memories
I have been dreading June 2 this year, because of what our family went through one year ago this coming Sunday. That was when we joined a group of people that we didn’t want to join, the group of people…
Face Time
After the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus told most of them to sit and pray, before taking Peter, James, and John with Him. Then He left them, too, and went a little…
Laura Fans
We made it! It’s been a very long journey, but we made it! Ray and I have now been to every place that Laura Ingalls Wilder lived. It took us seventeen years. Our family loves the books. Ray read them…
My Dress is Not Perfect
On a recent Sunday morning Ray and I visited the church of a dear couple we have known for 34 years. One of the joys of the morning was reconnecting with their only child who is now in her twenties.…