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.
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.
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.
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.
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.