Newcomers to the Cove: Thanks and Giving

Thanksgiving. I prefer “thanks and giving.” It’s the time of year when we celebrate God’s provision as we enjoy a sumptuous feast of turkey with all the traditional trimmings and perhaps a football game. It is appropriate to be grateful. We should give thanks. (By the way, have you noticed the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving Day?)

This should be the “give back” season as well as the “give thanks” season. When one gives, one also receives. As a nation and as a Cove community, we are blessed. The Pilgrims survived the harsh winter of 1621 because Native Americans ga...