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.
Historic Photographs and Two Peas in a Pod
Mathew Brady was born in the Adirondack Mountains of New York in the early 1820s. His parents were Irish immigrants, and yes, his name is spelled with one t. When Brady was 16 years old, he moved to New York…
Men at Work: Happy Labor Day
Our youngest grandson recently made his first attempts at drawing people. Last Saturday he gifted me with a drawing, telling me it was a worker man, a label he learned from his big brothers who have long been fascinated with…
God at Work
For years, I have kept a list of Bible verses I might write about some day. While working on my Labor Day post for Monday, I searched through the list for Bible verses about work. God’s Word does teach about…
“Handy as a Shirt Pocket”
One of my early posts shortly after I began Daily Encouragement was about the little folded piece of paper that Ray keeps in his pocket. When Ray gets dressed for the day, he always puts on a shirt with a…
Boyhood
An unknown artist painted this unknown boy around 1840. The painting is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. When we see the face of a boy, we see the seed of someone who will, by God’s grace, one…
Joy in Memories – Trust in God
I have many friends who inspire me. As we learn in the book of Hebrews, inspiring others is a Biblical idea: Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let…