Willow Hope – My Incredible Ivy

birth, Down syndrome, faith, God, grief, Ivy Joy, labor, loss, miscarriage, prenatal diagnosis, the lucky few, tribe, twin loss, Willow Hope

My Story

September 30, 2018March 20, 2019 Lindsay Filcik

I am one of those people who had her life planned out at age ten. Become a teacher, get married, have kids. And life pretty much followed. I went to Hope College, became a teacher in Allendale, married Sam, and had two kids - Zoe and Eli. Last summer, Sam and I decided it was… Continue reading My Story

faith, grief, loss, miscarriage, twin loss, Willow Hope

Letters

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Lindsay Filcik

My sweet Willow Hope, It has been two months since I learned that you had gone to heaven and I would never get to hold you in my arms here on this earth. Your mommy's heart has never been so shattered. For awhile, I was in denial. I kept thinking that there was still a… Continue reading Letters

faith, God, grief, loss, miscarriage, twin loss, Willow Hope

Words of Truth

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Lindsay Filcik

Can I be honest here? One of the hardest things about the journey I find myself on is trying to reconcile the immense grief I have over the loss of our precious baby, with the fact that I am still carrying a healthy little girl. My belly is expanding (perhaps a bit more rapidly than… Continue reading Words of Truth

faith, God, grief, loss, miscarriage, twin loss, Willow Hope

Learning the Ways of Grief

September 18, 2018September 19, 2018 Lindsay Filcik

"Have mercy on me Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away. I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by my sadness." Psalm 31:9-10 Somehow until the past few months of my life, I was oblivious to this verse. In fact I feel like… Continue reading Learning the Ways of Grief