Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load Paperback – June 1, 2010

Hilarious & thought provoking! This is one of the absolute best daily devotions I have ever read. Jen Hatmakers ability to make me feel like I'm a friend & laugh along & relate to her own personal stories, is a rare find for me. I am on day 30 of the 40 day devotional & my book is full of things I've highlighted along the way. I already plan on rereading it once I finish because I gained so much from it. It is practice & down to earth, a quick & easy read, but it makes you think about things you typically put to the side or brush off.A good example for me is when she talked about getting annoyed at her husband for going to work & all the sit down restaurants, adult interactions & fun he must be having, while she is at home with the kids & not doing any of those things. But then it puts the husband/wife work/home relationships into perspective & it made me take a deep breath & realize I've been treating my husband unfairly on this exact thing.I plan on purchasing more copies of this devotional for my sister & friends. I cannot recommend it enough!

Since becoming a mom, I’ve had a hard time; not just finding time to connect with God in any meaningful way, but also finding a devotional that connects with me. The warm fuzzy or overly religious tone of the majority of the books available was disheartening. Out of the Spin Cycle is completely, refreshingly different and speaks to me daily. Jen Hatmaker is warm, honest, hilarious and real in her writing - it felt like a great friend was sitting alongside me making me laugh, sharing her own shortcomings and pointing me back to what matters. I have been so affirmed in reading this book, but also challenged in how to better love God, my husband and my children - in immensely practical ways. I almost always have a takeaway - a thought or challenge to mull over or enact as I go about my day. The chapters are short and manageable to read daily and always point to truth and are solidly biblically based without using super religious language. This book is a keeper - I’ve already started re-reading it.

This book is wonderful. Every mom will relate to something in this book. It makes you think, it makes you smile, it makes you appreciate being a mom and a wife more. I didn’t want to put it down. It was hard to only read one chapter a day, but you could definitely read more if you wanted. I would recommend this to every mom, whether new mom or seasoned, married or single, step mom or bio mom, there is something for everyone!

I read this book for my MOPS Steering team Bible Study. I had not heard of Jen Hatmaker or the book Out of the Spincycle until that time.I absolutely LOVED this book for the following reasons:1) Jen speaks to mothers about mothering. She talks about the things that some of us only think because we are afraid of all the "perfect" moms looking down their noses at us. But she is honest, straight forward, and provides thought-provoking solutions that are biblical.2) She is just plain funny!3) The devotionals are short and to the point. Let's face it! I have a 3 year old and infant twins. I don't have time for hours on end studying the Bible right now (ok Perfect moms...you can stone me now). These devotionals allow me to focus on various aspects of motherhood from a biblical perspective without having to spend hours on end that I don't have.For all new moms (and moms that have been at it for awhile) this is a devotional for you. I'm curious now to read some of her other books

This is a must read for mothers of younger kids. I have 4 and 5 year old boys. It's not a day by day devotional which I really like. I pick it up sometimes a few times a week sometimes only a couple of times a month. It's a quick few minutes per devotional but always makes me smile and gives me an action step for putting it into practice. I've been dreading running out of devotionals, which actually just happened. I purchased this on the Kindle so just "flipped" it back to the beginning and plan to read through them again as I need them. Great for those days when you just feel like you're a terrible mom or need a bit of encouragement! Highly recommend!!!

Recently picked this up on a markdown (Kindle version) and read it as a little bedtime reading, on and off. Enjoyed the book and Jen's trademark wise-cracking humor. I have read her other books Interrupted, 7, For The Love, and Of Mess and Moxie, and I have also read where she doesn't recommend her own works earlier than Interrupted.I thought that this book was fun and lighthearted. I could definitely sense that it was thissssss closeeee to the no-nonsense, hard-hitting, tell it like it is Jen of her later books. Overall, I enjoyed reading it and am not sorry that I purchased it.

I love to give books as gifts. This one is one of my favorites for new moms. Its a good read and any place in you mom journey. Love the encouragement and real life practical things about it.

Almost every devotion speaks right to me. I do not particularly like devotions like Jesus Calling. Just too poetic, but don't feel very applicable to me. These devotions are like talking to a girlfriend from the heart. They are reminders and thoughts that help me as a wife and mom. If you love Jen Hatmaker, you'll love these devotions. I have read the book a couple times and will read the devotions again. I actually read quite a few at one time because I just can't put the book down!

I love Jen Hatmaker's sense of humor and her way of challenging women to deepen their relationship with Christ by acting according to His Word. This book is fun to read and entertaining. I can connect to so much of it as a mom. It just feels a little bit superficial--more like a mom magazine than a devotional. I'm enjoying it, but not sure how spiritual it really is for me.

Fab book to help u focus on ur daily life and keep God central

Brilliant book

I love this devotional. I couldn't help but read a few days worth at a time. I ended up buying 5 for friends. Funny and so appropriate for busy moms.

A great read for mums. Even non Christian can benefit from the read. Each chapter is a quick read.