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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: 01. 23. 21

Today’s Reflection: Every morning has a new beginning, a new blessing, a new hope. It’s a perfect day because it’s a gift from 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: 01. 22. 21

Today’s Reflection: Let us not grow tired of prayer: confidence works miracles. — St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower.
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: 01. 21. 21.

Today’s Reflection: Remember to give glory and thanks back to God for the myriad works of art He adds to our lives.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 01. 20. 21

Today’s Reflection: Your deeds may be the only sermon some people hear today. ― 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: 01. 19. 21

Today’s Reflection: In Silence God ceases to be an object and becomes an experience. ― Thomas Merton.
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: 01. 18. 21

Today’s Reflection: Grant me, O Lord, to see everything now with new eyes. ― 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. daily.

Morning Offering: 01. 17. 21

Today’s Reflection: Hey, some days life isn’t all it’s ‘quacked’ up to be. That’s when you need a friend in your corner. Don’t despair, you can count on the Lord being there with you. Believe it!
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich.
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 01. 16. 21

Today’s Reflection: Make known to me your ways, Lord;
teach me your paths. — from Psalm 25: 4
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: 01. 15. 21

Today’s Reflection: Lord, touch our souls so we recognize the blessings of this new day. ― 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: 01. 14. 21

Today’s Reflection: Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. — St. Teresa of Calcutta.
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.