Daily Encouragement

for Homeschooling Mothers with Charlene Notgrass

What a Journey, Part 1

This week a mama sent us her own beautiful homeschooling autobiography. I asked her if I could share it with you. I have edited it here and there to shield her identity. I didn't do that because she is famous. I simply want to protect her identity for the safety of her family. I have never met ... View Post

Go ahead. Be brave.

Yesterday we talked about education that is tailor made for your children. Several years ago I went to a sale at a department store. I enjoyed shopping there because they have petites. Remember that in clothing, petite doesn't mean tiny. It simply means short! My arms and waist are so short that I ... View Post

Homeschooling’s Like Riding a Bicycle

I grew up in the center of downtown Ashland City, Tennessee, one block off of Main Street, right in the middle of all 2,000 of us Ashland Citians. From our back door, I could see Daddy Leland's grocery store. To visit Daddy at work, all I had to do was to cross our backyard and Daddy Leland's ... View Post

Art and Learning

I am grateful that sewing and crafting is in fashion again. Sewing was a very important part of my childhood. Since Mother took in sewing, she only put her sewing machine away when she was hosting a party or hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas for her parents and siblings. The rest of the time, the ... View Post

One Step

Wednesday night in his YouTube Bible study Ray shared some quotes about fear. Let this one encourage you: You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step. —Martin Luther King Jr. You don't have to teach your child to read today. You don't have to know every course your ... View Post