We’re Mike & Jen Costanzo. Welcome to Our World.
This website is an archive of the blogs and writings of two very ordinary Christians. We’re not famous or important, and that’s ok. But if what we’ve written can be of help or encouragement to anyone, then the time and investment we’ve put into this site will have been worth it.
Our Journey With Naomi Grace
In 2015, Jen gave birth to a baby girl with Trisomy 18. She was with us for 44 days. This is her story—and ours.
A Sad Diagnosis for Our Precious Naomi Grace
Our beloved friends and family, After meeting with the doctor today, we have some sad news to share: our precious Naomi has a serious genetic condition called Trisomy 18. Most infants with this condition never make it to live birth, and of those that do, 90% do not…
Good News on Naomi’s One Week Birthday
Good news today: Naomi has been fairly stable this weekend, so today she finally had a feeding tube surgically inserted into her tummy (since she can’t swallow anything). Sometimes even a simple surgery like this can be a problem with premature babies, but by…
A Hard But Good Day
Everyone, Thanks so much for your prayers! Today we met with Naomi’s medical team to discuss big-picture questions related to her care. To be honest, it was really hard to once again come face-to-face with the reality of her diagnosis, since the likelihood of…
Reflections/Devotionals
Streams of Water In The Hand Of The Lord
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. -Proverbs 21:1 The Nature of Our Hearts If I hold a drop of water in my hand, and I tilt my hand this way or that, what happens? The water moves. Did I exert any energy on the…
Every Good Thing Comes From God
What kinds of things in life do you enjoy? What brings you joy, happiness, or pleasure? What delights you, brings a smile to your face, makes you wish it would never end? I think that for most of us, delicious gourmet food or refreshing beverages rank pretty high on…
The False Gospel of Self-Defense
Everyone knows that we here in America are in the midst of an all-out culture war regarding guns and their place in society. And in this skirmish, most of the pro-gun rhteoric presupposes the sanctity of a little thing called “self-defense.” This tenet of U.S. law is…
Our Time In Japan
Update from Japan Relief Efforts 3/25/2011
As of this writing, I have been in Japan three days, and already I have seen God move powerfully, first in my own heart as well as in others’. God is so good! Tuesday When we arrived on Tuesday evening, people at Honda Chapel were busy, busy busy! Some of them…
Why I Am Still Going
These have been some crazy days…initially I was hoping to blog every day before the trip, but that got blown out of the water because God’s plans have been so much bigger than ours! The team I’m with is now officially 8 people, and in only 6 days God…
Urgent Prayer Needed for Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Crisis
Urgent Prayer Needed for Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Crisis Our dear family & friends, According to recent news updates , although the Japanese government’s evacuation zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant is still officially 12 miles (20km),…