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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: 10. 12. 24

Today’s Reflection: To everything there is a season. — Ecclesiastes 3.1

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: 10. 11. 24

Today’s Reflection: God of peace,

bearer of hope, 

where there is hatred and division 

sow seeds of calm and openness. 

Show us how to break down the barriers of history and fear and 

breathe whispers of hope. Amen. — Catholic prayer resource

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: 10. 10. 24

Today’s Reflection: FINDING PEACE in your everyday life can oftentimes seem impossible when you’re facing difficult news in your own life or your greater community. But reading, listening to, or reciting a prayer for peace can be one way to find clarity in the moment and strength for the future. — Bodmin Hermit

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: 10. 09. 24

Today’s Reflection: A Prayer of Hope

Dear God, When I stand at the beginning of  a new day, bless me with  vision to see the best of things to come, wisdom to make good decisions, and most of all faith that you are walking with me every step of the way. Amen.—  Unknown

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: 10. 08. 24

Today’s Reflection: Discipleship is a daily discipline; we follow Jesus a step at a time, a day at a time. — Warren Wiersbe

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: 10. 07. 24

Today’s Reflection: There is beauty to be found in the changing of the earth’s seasons, and an inner grace in honoring the cycles of life. — Jack Kornfield  

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: 10. 06. 24

Today’s Reflection: We cannot heal our families, our public square, or our larger world unless we first heal the fear, the rage, and the grief within  our own hearts and souls. — Maria Shriver  

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: 10. 05. 24

Today’s Reflection: The thorns I encounter, of course, are not all in my garden. Why are some people such thorns to us? How do they manage to prick us so in the most aggravating way possible? And why am I sometimes a thorn to others? — from The Sacred Garden, Soil For The Growing Soul   

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: 10. 04. 24

Today’s Reflection: I have a great need for Christ. I have a great Christ for my need. — Charles Spurgeon

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: 10. 03. 24

Today’s Reflection: Lord, help us to remain calm when challenged by forces beyond our control. Let your Spirit help us navigate a peaceful path through adversity. —  Benedictine  Sisters of Perpetual Adoration

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.