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.
Notgrass History and God’s Faithfulness, Part 2: 2003-2009
As I mentioned yesterday, in 1999 we called our publishing endeavor The Notgrass Company. I remember the day we decided on that name. As we began dabbling in writing and publishing part-time in previous years, we chose this verse from…
Notgrass History and God’s Faithfulness, Part 1: 1999-2002
Ray and I are excited that Notgrass History is celebrating 25 years this year. I enjoyed collaborating with our son John on our special 25th anniversary catalog for 2024. I am thankful a printing company shipped them to us last…
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never . . . “
The island of Great Britain stood almost alone against the powerful Nazi forces when Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited his alma mater of Harrow School in October 1941. It would be two months before the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor…
Bound Together in Mutual Faith and Love
A mama wrote a sweet email one day in response to a recent post. She said: . . . oftentimes at breakfast, we will linger at the table and I will tell [our children] about some of the events and…
James Meredith Says Jesus Christ is the Answer
As I have mentioned before, Ray and I proofread for one another. He reads these posts before they are published and I read his podcasts before he records them. Ray’s next podcast concerns one of the people we knew and…
Words We Want to Stick for Life
When I was a little girl in the 1950s and early 1960s, my family and I walked across the street each Sunday morning for Sunday School. After the devotional with the whole church in the auditorium, little girls with freshly-curled…