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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: 11. 13. 25

Today’s Reflection: Bring love wherever you go.

Shine light wherever it’s dark.

Leave blessings wherever you’ve been.

Be kind wherever you are. — Mary Davis

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: 11. 12. 25

Today’s Reflection: Do not pray when it is raining if you do not pray when the sun is shining.— Native American proverb

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: 11. 11. 25

Today’s Reflection: Sometimes words fail me. They seem so clumsy, so inadequate, too weak to get beyond my living room let alone make it through heaven’s doors. — 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: 11. 10. 25

Today’s Reflection: Good morning! Before you ask God for anything, let’s first thank Him for everything. — 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: 11. 09. 25

Today’s Reflection: Prayer

Jesus,
Teach me to love everyone
Like you did.

When I struggle,
I ask for the courage
To pause,
To listen,
To feel,
To re-think,
And to change

Again and again.

Amen.  —Katie Davis-Crowder

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: 11. 08. 25

Today’s Reflection: Lord, give us eyes to recognize you, ears to hear you, minds to ponder you, hearts to love you, and hands to serve you. Amen. —Audrey Merck

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: 11. 07. 25

Today’s Reflection: Trusting God doesn’t mean I have all the answers. It means, I believe, that He does. — 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: 11. 06. 25

Today’s Reflection: …God alone suffices. —  from Nada Te Turbe, the Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila 

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: 11. 05. 25

Today’s Reflection: BLESSING:

God be with you in the morning

In the sunshine or the rain

In the magic of each moment

As the day begins again

God be with you in the evening

When the day has reached its goal

When all creatures cuddle closely

And the lamb bleats near the foal.— Bodmin Hermit

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: 11. 04. 25

Today’s Reflection: Come to me, Lord, in the silence.

Envelop me, Lord, in Your peace.

Send me forth, in Your love, O Lord,

In the silent peace of my heart. —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.