absolutely wonderfully encouraging and challenging without the guilt and judgement!

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 de...

Great reading for new moms. Very humorous and inspirational.

A breath of fresh air. Jen hits the perfect balance of comedy and thought provoking spirituality in the everyday struggles as a young mother. It made me feel normal and not so horrible, while also helping me to strive to be better. We are not alone on this crazy ride.

So many little stories that had me laughing out loud and tearing up. Such s funny author and such personable material. Loved it!!

I really enjoyed this book! And I have dogeared many of the devotionals because I know I will be coming back to them again and again for the wisdom they share. There were a few that fell more flat for me - mostly ones that didn't use as much scripture as others - but in general a great book for any mom. Refreshing and encouraging to the soul, filled with good and convicting truths about what God has called us to as mothers and what He will do to help us in that calling.

Quit reading at 24%.

Great devotions. I love her sense of humor but also how she's able to transition so well to such deep and meaningful subjects.

Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load. What a delightful book! It contains 40 two-or-three page devotions that are sure to crack a smile and draw your attention to ways to love God through service to your family. Easily digestible nuggets delivered in a most appealing, un-preachy, humourous style.Jen Hatmaker is an amazing writer. She begins each chapter with a dose of hilarity and with great skill turns that humour into a devotion that is really applicable to a young moth...

I rarely looked forward to reading this book, which is probably why it took me two years to finish what could have been such a quick read. Almost every chapter did have great nuggets of wisdom and powerful scripture. I took a lot of notes and reflected on my words and actions as a Christian mother. Some of the stories that Hatmaker shares, and particularly her thoughts on them, turned me off in the earlier chapters. They felt a little harsh and judgmental. However, I know I will refer back to ma...

This book has some great truths in it, but it was really hard for me to enjoy her style of writing. The sarcasm and over the top personality of the author makes her a one time read for me.

Recommend? Absolutely to any mom at any stage!Okay, I received this book as a gift and I was unsure of it. I don't normally read devotionals (and definitely not Catholic ones) because I have many other things I do during my daily prayer and it's tough to squeeze it all in. However, I am so happy I gave this book a chance. It was awesome and a wonderful thing to sit and pray with the last 40 days!! Each day was filled with wisdom, humor, and the encouragement I personally needed to get through th...

This was some out of the vault J.H. I love how she was one of the first Christian authors to tell my generation that it was ok to not be perfect and to have a sense a humor. There is a lot of grace in her message.

I had seen Hatmaker on an interview with Glennon Doyle, and since I adore her, I thought I'd try the next book of her's I saw. So this was it, the first one I saw. This book was very sweet, if not incredibly realistic. I think a lot of women do not have a circle of women friends, I know I don't. And many moms have no other friends that are also moms. We have husbands that are not at all spiritual leaders. Many of us are on our own. That having been said, there were some beautiful little moments

This was a great book. Every chapter tackled a different subject. All chapters were short so you could read one a day and have a nice uplifting message every day if you wanted. Hatmaker had a lot of good things to say about our lives as mothers and at the same time kept it pretty real. A lot of the chapters were about the young motherhood phase of life, which I have definitely stepped out of. But there were still chapters that I could reflect on how I was doing and mark improvements I should mak...

I really enjoyed Hatmaker's thoughts in this book, she's so fun! I think this was the first mom-devotional I truly enjoyed and gleamed from, it wasn't just for the moms of little ones like so many others I have read...probably because they are written by moms who are just too young to have a bigger view of mommydom! I just wish there was a little more Scripture in the devotionals, or suggested passage readings to go deeper.

Lighthearted. Funny. Occasionally hysterical. Encouraging. Comforting.These are a few words I would use to describe this book by Jen Hatmaker. You will truly feel like you are taking a break from the "spin cycle" when you take time to read one of the many short chapters in this book. As expected in a devotional, the chapters are short (mostly 2 pages) and are encouraging with an impacting message held in each one. Jen's stories were real and easy to relate to making you feel like you are having

I appreciate the idea of this book but I found the author’s writing style to be a bit too “accessible”. Hatmaker writes to mothers in a series of 40 devotions on various topics affecting us. There were a few that did really get me thinking and stuck with me. However I couldn’t get over her voice. I love showing the Gospel as accessible and relatable. I love breaking down the stories and diving deep into the heart. And I can see that’s what she was trying to do. But I think she stepped too far an...

This was a fantastic, relatable book for moms. I really appreciated it in my stage of life (3 young kids), and would recommend it to any other mom!

Ok honestly? If you are conservative/moderate-leaning as far as theology and feminism...and you are heterosexual and a stay at home mom... this devotional will be your jam. If you fall outside of those boxes you might make the following faces while reading it: 🙄😬😠. That being said... I kept reading it because there were many insightful moments in there. There were many parts I really liked about this book even if I made pained faces every few pages wondering if it was written in 1950 and not 201...