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About fromareportersnotebook

Former reporter and city editor at The Tribune, Welland, On. Active in various community groups and initiatives, married with two grown children, interested in roses specifically and gardening in general. A collection of previously-written columns was published in book form in the fall of 2013 and is available by contacting the writer at: fromareportersnotebook@gmail.com. It sells for $20.

Morning Offering: 04. 14. 23

Today’s Reflection: GARDENER’S PRAYER – Lord, bless my little plot of land, and the strength with which I’m tilling it, bless the seed I’m carefully planting and the prayers I’m sowing with it. Bless the days and shortening nights, and the hopes of my small barn.— Bodmin Hermit, a Franciscan hermit in Cornwall, England
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 13. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord, give me strength to keep going. — Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 12. 23

Today’s Reflection: Be a gardener,
Dig a ditch.
Toil and sweat,
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water the plants in time.
And make sweet floods run
And noble and abundant fruits to spring.
Take this food and drink
And carry it to God
As your true worship. — Julian of Norwich
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 11. 23

Today’s Reflection: We are not alone! Jesus, the Living One, is with us forever! Let the Church and the world rejoice, for our hopes no longer come up against the wall of death because the Lord has built us a bridge to life. — Pope Francis, Easter Sunday homily
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 10. 23

Today’s Reflection: God
Designed me.
Created me.
Blesses me.
Heals me.
Defends me.
Forgives me.
Loves me. — Author unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 09. 23

Today’s Reflection: The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies. — Kate McGahan
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Photo: The Igreja (Church) de Santo Ildefonso, completed in 1739, in Porto, Portugal.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 08. 23

Today’s Reflection: In stillness, earth awaits the Resurrection. — Author unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 07. 23

Today’s Reflection: Look long at the Good Shepherd, who to save his sheep, endured the suffering of the cross. — Saint Francis of Assisi
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 06. 23

Today’s Reflection: MORNING PRAYER – Lord, you have brought us to the beginning of a fresh new day. As the world is renewed, so we ask you to renew our hearts with your strength & purpose. Forgive us the errors of yesterday and bless us to walk closer to You today. — Bodmin Hermit, a Franciscan hermit in Cornwall, England
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 05. 23

Today’s Reflection: Heavenly father, I am your humble servant,
I come before you today in need of hope.
I need hope for a calm and joyful future.
I need hope for love and kindness.
I pray for peace and safety.

Some say that the sky is at its darkest just before the light.
I pray that this is true, for today seems
stormy and dim.
I need your light, Lord, in every way.
I pray to be filled with your light. Help me to walk
in your light, and live my life in faith and service.
In your name I pray, Amen. — A Prayer for Hope and Peace, author unknown
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.