{"product_id":"blended-broken-believing-carla-manuel-9781945377877","title":"Blended, Broken, Believing: Navigating the Spiritual Journey of a Blended Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlending a family is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one tells you how complicated it can be. You love your spouse, but the children are struggling. One child feels left out while another feels replaced. You wonder if you're doing enough, yet somehow everyone still seems hurt. You try to keep the peace, but the house feels divided. Sometimes you find yourself carrying guilt over mistakes you didn't even realize you were making until years later. And if you're honest, there are days when you wonder if your family will ever truly come together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf that sounds familiar, this book was written for you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBlended, Broken, and Believing\u003c\/b\u003e, Carla D. Manuel opens her heart and shares the lessons she learned while navigating the joys, struggles, failures, and victories of building a blended family. She doesn't write as someone who had all the answers. She writes as someone who made mistakes, asked God for mercy, and discovered that His grace is bigger than our brokenness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith honesty, biblical truth, and practical wisdom, Carla addresses the real issues many families are afraid to talk about-favoritism, rejection, absent parents, grief, children born from complicated circumstances, adult children carrying childhood wounds, strained marriages, forgiveness, and the hope of restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't about pretending everything is okay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about facing the hard conversations, taking responsibility where it's needed, extending grace where it's possible, and trusting God to heal what people cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a parent, stepparent, grandparent, bonus parent, or someone who grew up in a blended family, you'll find encouragement, understanding, and the reminder that your story doesn't have to end where the pain began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo family is perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo parent gets everything right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut God is still in the business of restoring broken hearts, rebuilding relationships, and bringing hope where it seems lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're praying for healing in your family, this book will remind you of one powerful truth: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBroken families are never beyond the reach of God's grace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carla Manuel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945377879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945377877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chosenbutterfly Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Carla Manuel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871430390015,"sku":"9781945377877","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blended-broken-believing-carla-manuel-9781945377877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}