No Finish Line: Motherhood, Prematurity, and Healing Hardcover – March 24, 2026

Becoming a mother is meant to be filled with joy, but what happens when everything changes in an instant? Have you ever felt like your body has failed you at the very moment you needed it most? This is the true story of a mother whose water broke at just 23 ½ weeks into a healthy pregnancy. What followed was confusion, depression, prayer, emergency surgery, and a fight for life in the NICU. With her daughter given only a low chance of survival, she endured thirty days in the hospital, six months by her baby’s side through multiple life-threatening surgeries, and years of therapy for both her child and herself. This book shares her honest experience, including all of the fear, heartbreak, hope, ups, and downs. Her goal is to give comfort and courage to mothers walking the same road. Inside you’ll find: The shock of premature labor and its emotional toll The weight of guilt, depression, and anxiety when your body feels like it failed you The truth of a long NICU stay and what it really takes to endure it The power of faith, prayer, and community support. The ongoing road of therapy and recovery, for both mother and child If you are a parent facing the unthinkable, or if you want to better understand and support someone who is, this book was written for you. Read more