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.
Still Honoring Her Mama and Daddy
I’d like to share one more message inspired by my Aunt Dot. I am confident that some people waste time on Facebook and that some people use it to whip up on people and hurt their feelings, but Dot doesn’t…
A Love Story
Bright eyes and a happy smile come to my mind when I picture my Aunt Dot. Today I want to share a recent picture of her and Uncle Preston, but first I want to tell you their story. It all…
A Peek into Our Homeschool: Time to Serve
One of the goals that Ray and I had for our children was that they care about others and show it in concrete ways. Therefore we made sure that our children had time to serve. All of our children taught…
I Would Love to Do That One More Time
I am very grateful to you today. Thank you for reading my heart. A special thank you goes to those of you who have been reading since that first post on April 29, 2013. I always like to celebrate on…
A Job to Do
Our friend Darlene has never married. She is semi-retired now after working for about forty years at our local nursing home. She worked mainly in the laundry, but she spent much of her time being a personal blessing to the…
Dixie Griffith and Karen Knotts Honor Their Daddies
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Andy Griffith’s daughter Dixie and Don Knotts’ daughter Karen participated in the Mayberry ♥ I Love Lucy Days that Ray and I recently attended in Granville, Tennessee. On Saturday evening, we attended a…