I have been making an effort to go to church on Sunday mornings instead of just doing the classes. So, earlier this week, I did join my friends at church. It was lovely catching up with everyone! I am still busy informing people about this blog. I am really enjoying the positive feedback from everyone.

I had texted a friend the night before to ask if she was attending church; to my delight she said she would be there! It had been a while since I had seen her and we had a bunch to catch up on. We were asked to be the ushers for the day and were happy to help. I met new people who seemed to already know me!

My friend had suggested we go up the mountain to a local apple orchard town for cider after church. What a wonderful idea I thought. It was raining on and off that day, so warm cider sounded perfect. I offered to drive. On the way up the mountain, I started to worry that my compact car wouldn’t make it due to the rain bringing debris, flooding and muddy dirt parking lots. However, it was perfectly fine!

After drinking some warm cider at a more hidden place; we headed for the more well known place up there. That community had recently opened up a bar that is only open on weekends so we finally got to go up there to see it. It was so cute! Both cozy and nicely done up. The workers were very nice! We ordered some drinks and nachos. Everything was delicious! My friend surprised me and paid for the whole tab. I was so grateful!

When we left, there was a sign on another building that read, “Kindness is Contagious.” It was so perfect and fitting for our Sunday that I had to snap a shot. I had a wonderful day filling with a dose of spirituality, friendship, kindness and surprises.

-Cassidy