Rededication

For Easter service, we decided to try out CCV's Surprise campus.  It used to be Parkview Church, which we went to for a while when we first moved to Surprise.  For one reason or another, we never got too involved and stopped going. 

Well, it was time for the return of the Zsilavec's - plus 2 more.  We really enjoyed CCV, but never wanted to drive all the way out to the Peoria campus.  This was an interesting idea to us - watching church on a screen rather than actually having the pastor in front of us.  The Easter service was really good and we were intrigued to try it out on a "regular" weekend without all of the fuss.

We returned for a few more services.  On Mother's Day, we decided we were going to try to make it a part of our ritual to go to church every Sunday.  Talan loved going, but it was a bit of a tough adjustment for Hunter.  Aaron and I attended the Starting Point class, where you learn more about CCV and their beliefs.  Needless to say, that class sold us.

Aaron made a huge commitment and was baptized, which our boys were able to witness.  I began serving in the children's ministry and teaching a Kindergarten class every Sunday.  The boys have grown to love church and Talan loves reading his Bible and learning his memory verses.

Church and God have become a huge part of our lives now.  I am really trying to make deliberate decisions in my life and truly think through what I say and do (which is a challenge, but I'm working on it with help from above).  We try to talk about God and Jesus and use them as examples for our children ... and try to do our best to be good examples to them as well. 

God has a plan for our family and put this all in motion.  He knew that we would need our faith soon and wanted to make sure that we were in a good place.