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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: 05. 18. 17

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Today’s Reflection: It helps to know where you are headed in life. With the Lord as your compass, you won’t go off course! Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 17. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Kind and loving God, continue to prune us on a regular basis. It is easy enough for a weed to come into the mix; it is easy enough to forget to get fed; it is easy enough to neglect staying warm. All this because I am too busy to stop, one more task on the “ToDo” list. It is comforting to know we have one Master Gardener who never forgets. – Camille Devaney. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 11. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy.— St. Francis of Assisi. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 10. 17

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Today’s Reflection: It’s okay to want to “belong”, but never lose your individuality, never lose what it is that makes you… you! Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 09. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Through gardening, we develop a spiritual relationship with nature. – from Digging Deep. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 08. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Bee true to yourself! Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 07. 17

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Today’s Reflection: A Morning Prayer – Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I together can’t handle. Amen. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 06. 17

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Today’s Reflection: No single raindrop believes itself responsible for the flood. – Unattributed. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Daily photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 05. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Don’t judge my path if you haven’t walked my journey. – 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. daily.

Morning Offering: 05. 04. 17

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Today’s Reflection: Are your feathers easily ruffled by certain people or situations? A prayer on your lips rather than a harsh word or two might serve you better in times like these. Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich, who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario, Canada’s Rose City. Today’s Reflection and photo by Joe Barkovich. Morning Offering is posted by 8 a. m. daily.