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.
Charlotte Burks–Sharecropper’s Daughter, Farmer’s Wife, State Senator
In 1993 our family moved to the Upper Cumberland area of Tennessee. We began hearing good things about Tommy Burks, who served as state senator from our district. Senator Burk’s wife was Charlotte. At our congregation, we got to know…
Elevators, Bubbles, and Daffodils
While I wrote yesterday’s elevator stories, I thought of a description I have heard about people who are just a little different from “normal” — whatever in the world that is! You have probably heard it, too: “His (or her)…
Elevator Stories
Our daughter, a grandchild, and Ray and I spent a fun day together yesterday shopping at IKEA. The office remodel that we began in October is getting close to move-in time and we needed filing cabinets and such. We had…
A Parable of Homeschool Soil
Many parents consider homeschooling, believing it is a good way to center their children’s education in God’s will, but some get waylaid along the way. Jesus told a parable about four kinds of soil in Mark 4:1-20. His parable is…
Birds of a Feather
On Saturday morning several members of our family went to a park to walk and play. Squirrels and a chipmunk played in the wooded area between the walkway and the river’s edge. In the water near the bank, I spotted…
Life Is Like Sewing
I love to sew. Someone from the home extension office came to our school and started a 4-H club for my class when I was in fourth grade. I signed up for sewing and Mother helped me with my first…