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 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…
The Family That Reads Aloud
Several months ago my close friend (and blog reader) Laura suggested that I talk about good books to read. I thought of her idea again when Dr. Carson encouraged everyone in his audience to spend thirty minutes a day learning…
Lessons from the Underground Railroad
Ray and I are grateful for a visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. While most of the museum was dedicated to the Underground Railroad, it also highlighted other issues of freedom, subjection, and slavery. The section on modern…
Americans, Learn!
When Dr. Ben Carson spoke to homeschooling families last Saturday night in Cincinnati, he encouraged each member of the audience to raise the level of education in America. I thought his method was brilliant and very much like the one…