Daily Encouragement

for Homeschooling Mothers with Charlene Notgrass

Huddled Together

One day last week our son-in-law sent us this picture of his flock. You may have to look closely to find them. No, the sheep are not standing on an island in the middle of a creek or river. They are standing in a pasture. A creek does run along the bottom of the hillside in the background, ... View Post

An Honorable Politician

Earlier this week I did research on John Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of Princeton University from 1768 to 1794 (Princeton was then called the College of New Jersey). Witherspoon was born in Scotland.  After college, he became a Presbyterian minister. Richard ... View Post

Teaching, Learning, and Testing

I told you that Ray and I spent last week making videos. That means we have been spending a lot of time on YouTube where we reviewed them after they were edited. We were both a bit intrigued by a thumbnail of an I Love Lucy blooper video we noticed on the YouTube sidebar. What was amazing about the ... View Post

Tears and Joy

Yesterday morning I watched a video about people helping other people during the COVID-19 crisis. I teared up when I watched it and teared up again when I told Ray about it. Did you see the story about someone leaving a $9,000 tip at a restaurant to help workers who were about to be without work? Or ... View Post

Extra-Clean and Extra-Careful

Last Friday Cliff and Ann Notgrass gave us a surprise phone call. We met Cliff and Ann when our daughter and her husband lived in Texas. During a visit there, Ray followed his long-time practice of looking in the telephone book to see if there were any Notgrasses in town. He found Cliff and Ann. Ray ... View Post