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.
Finding Faith Along the Way
In Luke 18:8, Jesus asked: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” I am grateful to say that, if He came back right now, He would. Though popular culture may seem otherwise, we see…
100 Years of Mother’s Days 2
When Ray and I visited the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday, we enjoyed the “100 Years of Celebrating Mothers” exhibit, co-sponsored by Hallmark Cards. The exhibit explained the origin of Mother’s Day in the U.S. and included a…
100 Years of Mothers Days 1
In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution of Congress, officially establishing Mother’s Day in the United States. The resolution called mothers “the country’s greatest source of strength and inspiration.” As we headed back south from the Pennsylvania homeschool…
Happy Mother’s Day, Heroines
One night this week Ray and I went into a Kohl’s near our hotel. I’m pretty sure I saw a couple of men shopping for Mother’s Day. I can’t think of another reason that one man would be at the…
Falling Times Three
In one of our favorite old black and white movies, Cary Grant needs to explain an extremely unusual circumstance. As he prepares for his uncomfortable conversation, he practices over and over again,”Truth is stranger than fiction,” while trying out different…
Family, Crusty Stuff, and Church Pews
The state flower of Tennessee is the iris and early May is iris time. Last weekend was beautiful at our place–irises blooming in the yard and all our children, their spouses, and grandchildren gathered inside. On Saturday night we sat…