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.
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…
Names Are Precious
Yesterday I talked about my name. I hope you don’t mind if I talk about that one more time. I don’t talk to myself just a whole, whole lot, but sometimes I do. Occasionally when I have goofed something, I…
A Tale of Two Charlenes
One of the many tribute actors who came to the Mayberry ♥ I Love Lucy Days in Granville last week was Christie McLendon, who portrays Charlene Darling. In this photo, she is telling jokes with tribute artist Allan Newsome, who…
From Little Ricky to Follower of Jesus
Ray and I had such fun during the 2024 Mayberry ♥ I Love Lucy Days on April 11-13 in Historic Granville, a tiny town on the Cumberland River 13 miles down the road from our adopted town of Gainesboro. I…
Praise the Lord for Good News!
I am thrilled to report that when Ray had his six-month post-radiation check up on Wednesday, his PSA was non-detectable. This is just what the radiation oncologist was hoping. We are praising God and, as I like to say, “jumping…
A Peek into Our Homeschool: Personal Interests
We believed it was important to give our children the time and resources they needed to pursue things they found interesting. Ray earned some extra money one time by preparing a manuscript for and speaking at a Christian seminar. He…