What do you do with overwhelming, crushing pain that debilitates your mind, body, and soul? Run and hide? Lie down and die - giving up dreams and hope?  

In The Final Stretch, you will not find any of these choices but rather a decision, after repeated devastation, to take hold intensely of God's promise of healing and new life. In The Final Stretch, Heidi refuses to be held captive by the mystery of her pain. Giving it to the Lord, transformation begins, and freedom rises out of deep wounds. She runs a race of pain and frustration through the grueling process of being made whole and holy. Nothing is hidden. This is not a step one, step two, step three book. This is an open invitation to the messy marathon of healing and wholeness in God. It is not simple. It is not cute. It is ugly, painful, distressing, and beautiful. Running, muscles burning, fighting through pain, finding inner strength, self-confidence, and hope anew, this is the choice she makes and invites us to do the same. 

We all run our own race. We all fight our own pain. But we all need a good running coach to help us run the race that has been marked out for us. Inspiring and encouraging us to run the race to win, to dominate the suffering, Heidi shares her pain and her victories. Start listening, and start running the race of your life!