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.
Spam, Spam, and More Spam
As we drove south through Minnesota on Monday, Audra noticed a funny billboard for the Spam Museum in Austin: “Spam Museum–Where Hawaiians Go on Vacation.” Though we don’t actually eat Spam, Audra and I thought it would be a fun…
Skills and Stirred Hearts
When Ray and I go to the homeschool convention in Duluth, we like to spend time in Canal Park, a shopping area bordered on one side by Lake Superior and on the other by a canal. An aerial lift bridge…
Refreshing Rest
In the last verses of Romans 15, Paul asked the Romans to pray with him. He expressed specific prayer requests, including this one: “. . . so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and…
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Farm animals are an every day joy for some and a once-in-a-while treat for others. Lots of homeschoolers have chickens and goats and cows and horses, but others have a goldfish, a gerbil, a kitten, or a puppy, and some like…
Kinda Scared
Always on the lookout for an interesting shot, I snapped this not-so-great photo of a loaded car carrier. The picture reminds me of a time when our two-year-old granddaughter Clara saw a similar sight. She told those of us riding…
One Foot, Two Foot
Ray and I left Kansas City yesterday afternoon and headed east to spend the night with John, Audra, and Henry before we all go north this morning on our way to the Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators convention in…