Asher Fuzzy Hair

Tyler and Ian and Asher – Oh My!!!

For those of you who have been craving new pictures of the kids, we apologize for how long this has taken to write! (Sorry, Mom!) Hopefully you will soon forget your grievances amidst the cuteness and smiles that await you as you scroll down! First, check out out little Asher, who is almost 9 months old and already has the hair of a punk rocker: That’s literally what his hair looks like every day, no … Continue Reading →

elisha-watching-elijah-depart

When I Leave, I Want To Go Out Like Elijah

Death. Nobody really likes to talk about it. And for good reason; it’s a raw, gritty topic that throbs with the pain of past losses, the fear of future losses, and the threat of the ultimate loss—ourselves. Even for Christians, who believe that death is the start of an eternity of the kind of joy that human hearts were made for, death is still incredibly painful and sad. But for those who believe, there is … Continue Reading →

Asher 2 Weeks

Updates from Costanzo-Land: Fresh New Pictures of Incredible Cuteness

So, you thought after Asher was born that we’d be updating our blog all the time, right? Probably not. And you would be right; blogging has been hard to even think about these days. We are so busy—our lives are just bursting at the seams with stuff to do!—but we are also blessed beyond belief. This is a very happy time in our lives overall, and as you scroll down and look at these pictures … Continue Reading →

Jen and Asher

Announcing the arrival of Asher Lee Costanzo!

Please join us in thanking God for the safe arrival of our third son, Asher Lee Costanzo! He was was born at 9:21pm, is 8 lbs 11 oz, and both he and Jen are doing just fine. What an absolutely HUGE blessing God has given us! His first name, Asher, means “Blessed” or “Happy” in Hebrew (אָשֵׁר). For all you Bible geeks out  there, it’s closely related to the word “blessed” in Psalm 1: Blessed … Continue Reading →

Three crosses

Three Criminals: Hope from Galatians 5

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.1 In the version of the Bible I read, the New Testament talks a lot about the “flesh”—that is, my sinful nature, the part of me that is hell-bent and always wanting to do the wrong thing. The flesh is synonymous with my old nature, the way I used to be before I became a Christian (in Greek it’s even … Continue Reading →

Costanzo Family - Summer 2012

Summer 2012 Updates

Whew, it’s been quite a summer so far! A lot has happened and time for blogging has been scarce, so allow us to catch you up on the latest from Casa Costanzo™. First, here’s the most recent family picture. As you can see, Ian is a little boy now—he’s walking, babbling, and getting into everything. Tyler, on the other hand, is officially a Big Boy now that he is starting to be potty trained. This … Continue Reading →

The τέλος of all things

The τέλος of all things

One of the things about my seminary experience that changed me for good was the opportunity to take introductory Greek and Hebrew classes. While I am no scholar and unfit to accurately translate anything not written by the apostle John on my own, I have nonetheless been blessed with a plethora of dictionaries and resources that I can use to go deeper and learn more than ever before. I think of these language resources as archaeological tools that help … Continue Reading →

Chillin' In The Sandbox

Kids Are Awesome (Fun-Size Photo Gallery)

Let’s face it—kids are awesome! Jen and I have gotten a lot of parenting advice over the years (both solicited and unsolicited), and inexplicably, much of it has been along the lines of, “You think it’s bad now? Just wait until [child's next major developmental milestone]. Oh man! You’ll be sorry then!” Hardly anybody ever says, “You think it’s good now? Just wait until [child's next major developmental milestone]. It is priceless! You will love it!” So … Continue Reading →

Baby #3

Baby #3′s Gender Revealed!!!

That’s right, folks—yesterday was the long-awaited sonogram for Baby #3, during which we had the option of finding out the gender of our little Costanzo McNugget™. And being the predictable, responsible, let’s-plan-everything-out-in-advance type of people that we are, of course we opted to know. Want to find out for yourself? Well, before we give it away, we want to test your baby-gender-guessing abilities by the following quiz: What gender do you think Baby #3 is? … Continue Reading →

Tyler Smiling

Priceless Parenting Moment: A Million Leaves, A Spot of Sunshine, And Two Happy Kids

We just got back from a glorious weekend in the woods that was spent basking in the primitive serenity of being totally off the grid for a while (no TV, no phone service, and no Internet). Needless to say, we loved it, and so did our boys; we were free to just hang out with them and do whatever. For the most part the weather was slightly overcast, but when the sun finally decided to … Continue Reading →