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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. 18. 20

Today’s Reflection: May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. ― 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: 11. 17. 20

Today’s Reflection: Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. — 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: 11. 16. 20

Today’s Reflection: God is with us even when we can’t see God or refuse to see him. ― 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: 11. 15. 20

Today’s Reflection: The skies proclaim the work of His hands. ― from Psalm 19.
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. 14. 20

Today’s Reflection: The best things in life aren’t things. — Art Buchwald.
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. 13. 20

Today’s Reflection: I find peace in the rain – 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: 11. 12. 20

Today’s Reflection: God, lead me along the paths that refresh my heart and nourish my tired spirit. I may often feel lost, but when I turn to you, my guide, you show me the way of truth. — Patricia R. Barrett.
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. 20

Today’s Reflection: The love of our neighbour in all its fullness simply means being able to say to him, “What are you going through?” — Simone Weil.
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. 20

Today’s Reflection: For it is in giving that we receive. — excerpt of Prayer of 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: 11. 09. 20

Today’s Reflection: Just have to say: Thanks, Lord, for the gift of another ’24’, all too often taken for granted. Now it’s up to me to make the most of 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.