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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: 09. 15. 22

Today’s Reflection: Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices. —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: 09. 14. 22

Today’s Reflection: Don’t allow disappointment to direct your path; instead, let it redirect you to connect to God. — Unattributed.
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: 09.13. 22

Today’s Reflection: Good morning, God!
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s reflection and photo (taken September 9, 6:40 a.m.) by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 09. 12. 22

Today’s Reflection: Another from my favourite saint – This is our vocation: to heal wounds, to bind what is broken, and to bring home those who are lost. — St. 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: 09. 11. 22

Today’s Reflection: Help my unbelief that I may see your face and hear your voice amidst all the adventures of this coming day. — Jesuit prayer site.
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: 09. 10. 22

Today’s Reflection: A variation on Reinhold Niebuhr’s classic, above: God grant me the serenity to stop beating myself for not doing things perfectly, the courage to forgive myself because I’m working on doing better, and the wisdom to know that you already love me just the way I am. — Unattributed.
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: 09. 09. 22

Today’s Reflection: We’re all walking a bumpy path so walk with kindness and compassion. — Gail Lynne Goodwin.
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: 09. 08. 22

Today’s Reflection: Lord, I seek your forgiveness for the things that I have done wrong, but it can be hard for me to offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me. Open my heart to offer the same mercy to others that I receive from you. Amen. — Jesuit Prayer team.
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: 09. 07. 22

Today’s Reflection: First let a little love find entrance into the heart, and the rest will follow. — St. Philip Neri.
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: 09. 06. 22

Today’s Reflection: A walk in nature walks the soul back home. — 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.