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.
Fiona’s Gift, Part Three
In the Sloan apartment, Nurse Katherine finds Muriel even worse. After she leaves, Mrs. O’Fallon returns for an unwelcome visit. When Mrs. O’Fallon asks Granny when her husband died, Granny tells her that she doesn’t know that he has died.…
Fiona’s Gift, Part Two
As Margaret continues her complaints in the butcher shop, Mr. McGrath tells her and Helen that he never wanted to be a butcher, but when he was fifteen years old his father died and someone had to take over. Now…
Fiona’s Gift, Part One
The curtain rises. Gossipy Mrs. O’Fallon wonders who Mr. Harrison the landlord will evict today. Pawnshop owner Mr. Kline shoos Mary the street child away from his shop. Shirt factory owner Mr. Curtis tells the shoeshine boy to shine his shoes…
Very Good
God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. God made salt plains and forests. He made squirrels and elk. God made cotton fields and lemon trees. He made saguaros and irises. It seems to me…
Super Bowl Temptations
Ray and I just came back from a weekend visit with our older daughter Bethany and her family. What a time of refreshment, fun, and rest. On Sunday morning we got to worship with them. I was deeply encouraged by the…
From the Breath of God
He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? Psalm 147:17 “From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? Job 38:29 “From the breath of God ice…