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.
Makeover or Overhaul
When our family moved into this old house in 2004, one of the bathrooms was a mess. We have been dreaming of gutting it for years. The time has come. Ray and I enjoy meeting other folks who serve homeschooling…
Holding On With Both Hands
Ray and I are in Virginia, where later this morning, we have the privilege of joining our oldest nephew and his family in a ceremony in which he is to receive a great honor. With joy we have watched as the little boy…
He Who Made the Heavens with Skill
Early yesterday morning around 5:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, God moved the earth and the sun and the moon into just the right position for a total lunar eclipse. As the sun moved behind the earth, sunlight beamed around it. As that…
Miss Ev
I first met Miss Ev and her family when my husband became a minister at her church. I had never met a family quite like them before. Together they owned one of the most beautiful farms I have ever visited.…
“When Family Is Good . . .”
Ray and I recently ran into a couple whom we had not seen in several years. I’ll call them Pete and Janie. We had a joyful reunion. About a week later, Ray and I saw them again, this time at a funeral visitation…
Family Lessons
My mother was born on March 13, 1932, in Robertson County, Tennessee. She and a twin sister were delivered by their grandmother Ollie, a midwife who delivered 200 babies. Her parents named my mother Ollie Evelyn and called her Evelyn. Her twin sister survived only a short time. Two…