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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. 17. 24

Today’s Reflection: Repeated in response to a request – I’ve seen better days but I’ve also seen worse. I don’t have everything I want but I do have all I need. I woke up with some aches and pains but I woke up. My life may not be perfect, but I am blessed. — 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: 05. 16. 24

Today’s Reflection: Teach me Thy Paths 
Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, 
And teach me Thy paths. 
Direct me in Thy truth, and teach me; 
For Thou art God my Savior. —St. Peter Faber, 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: 05. 15. 24

Today’s Reflection: HERMIT RULE 11 Live one day at a time. Take advantage of the moments and the dawns.  Discover in each moment, in landscapes, in music and in all manifestations of  beauty, the depth of your true interior solitude.— 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: 05. 14. 24

Today’s Reflection: Even the strongest hands can lose their grip, the greatest of minds can become cloudy, and the biggest of hearts can break. So, be kind. Just always be kind. — Author 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: 05. 13. 24

Today’s Reflection: Compassionate God, 

you are always with us. 

Help us to walk alongside one another 

in challenging times, and 

to ease one another’s burdens. 

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: 05. 12. 24

Today’s Reflection:  God our Father, grant that all your children may know what it is to feel loved and cherished. We give thanks for mothers throughout the world who give everything for their children despite the challenges they face.  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: 05. 11. 24

Today’s Reflection: Before you can find peace outside yourself, you must have silence and quiet in your heart and in your mind.—  Catherine Doherty

 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: 05. 10. 24

Today’s Reflection: Thank you, Christ, for giving me another chance when I mess up. I will remember to be forgiving of others too. 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.

Morning Offering: 05. 09. 24

Today’s Reflection: Today’s forecast God reigns and the Son shines. — Message on a sign in a storefront window

 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: 05. 08. 24

Today’s Reflection: Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us, and see the beauty in ordinary things.—  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.