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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. 19. 20

Today’s Reflection: Waking up in the morning is the first thing for which we should be grateful. — Bumper sticker caption.
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. 16. 20

Today’s Reflection: When we go to bed, I think it’s good to think about all the good things that happened during the day. That way, we will go to sleep with less worry, and we will wake up joyful. — Sister Jean-Dolores Schmidt, 100, chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball 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: 04. 15. 20

Today’s Reflection: Let us praise God, the gardener, for what is planted in us. — A baba’s prayer.
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. 14. 20

Today’s Reflection: Pay attention to God’s small gifts today and give thanks for them. — Erin Kast, SJ.
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. 20

Today’s Reflection: Risen Lord, we come to you with hearts troubled by the situation in our world today. Help us to find comfort in the knowledge that you are with us always and to find joy in your Resurrection and all that it promises. You are our hope. Amen. — Mandy Dillon.
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. 20

Today’s Reflection: Christ is risen!
Truly He is risen! — Easter greeting.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. (Pictured: The 18th century church of Santo Ildefonso in Porto, Portugal where we visited shortly after Easter in April 2016.)
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m.

Morning Offering: 04. 11. 20

Today’s Reflection: In God’s eyes, love is never absent. In God’s heart, forgiveness is never impossible. In God’s embrace, no one is ever alone or forgotten. — 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: 04. 10. 20

Today’s Reflection: Remembering the day Jesus gave His life for someone like me. — Unattributed.
Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. (Pictured: crucifix at Our Lady of Fatima shrine, Portugal.)
Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.

Morning Offering: 04. 09. 20

Today’s Reflection: When you reach rock bottom, look up.— 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.