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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: 12. 10. 23

Today’s Reflection: Second Sunday of Advent – Advent. I wait. I watch. I hope. – 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: 12. 09. 23

Today’s Reflection: The most deadly poison of our time is indifference. — St. Maximilian Kolbe

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: 12. 08. 23

Today’s Reflection: Silence is not the absence of sound but the beginning of listening.  —  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: 12. 07. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. — 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: 12. 06. 23

Today’s Reflection:  Learn character from trees, values from roots and change from leaves. —Tanseem Hameed 

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: 12. 05. 23

Today’s Reflection:  MORNING PRAYER: Lord, as I begin this day, I ask for your guidance and wisdom. Help me to find moments of solitude despite my schedule. Grant me the strength to overcome any challenges that come my way and handle them with grace and compassion.—  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: 12. 04. 23

Today’s Reflection:  BEGINNINGS and ENDINGS – When you were born, you cried, and the world rejoiced. Live your life in a manner so that when you die the world cries, and you rejoice. ― Native American proverb   

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: 12. 03. 23

Today’s Reflection: First Sunday of Advent – At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with God’s own love and concern. — St. Teresa of Calcutta

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: 12. 02. 23

Today’s Reflection: Lord,
I hear you inviting me to go all in,
but at the same time,
I feel my fist clenching tighter around
my last two precious coins.
I want to serve you,
and at the same time
I fear what giving you all of me might mean.
Grant me the grace to feel your magnanimous love
flow unfettered through my limbs
bringing them new energy, life, and purpose
so I may release the tightness of my grip
and finally go all in.
Amen — Gretchen Crowder   

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: 12. 01. 23

Today’s Reflection: May those who are searching for peace find it. — 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.