Daily Encouragement

for Homeschooling Mothers with Charlene Notgrass

To Wonder and to Marvel

On Monday morning Ray and I watched an episode of Mr. Rogers with some of our grandchildren. He sang his beautiful song, "Did You Know?" which includes the lines: "Did you know that it's all right to wonder?" and "Did you know that it's all right to marvel?" The world needs more people who know ... View Post

Water Pours and So Do Our Hearts

Yesterday Ray and I were able to squeeze in a walk in the middle of the day in between the showers. On some days it's hard to be thankful for rain. Rain isn't the only one of God's blessings that we find it easy to complain about. I once heard a speaker talk about the fact that the things we usually ... View Post

Be Strong and Courageous as You Travel Upstream

Did you know that Canada geese were once so popular with hunters that in the 1940s they came close to extinction? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other government agencies began working to protect them. The most common subspecies is the giant Canada goose, now seen so often in both urban and ... View Post