God Has Better Things to do Than My Laundry

by Heather Nestleroad

If you've ever tackled a mound of laundry taller than you, made reservations instead of dinner, turned to prayer to deal with your teenage daughters, and accidentally wet yourself laughing at your best friend, then you'll like God Has Better Things to do Than My Laundry (and Other Observations by an Overly Dramatic Mom). Heather Nestleroad gathers all of her blog posts from the last few years into a comprehensive book that can be enjoyed by parents, chocolate lovers, and coffee drinkers of all types. Read about how Heather learned to like (and order) coffee, explores her questions about the purpose of our lives, bares her neurotic confessions, and details conversations you'll swear you just had with someone in your family.

Genres: Humor, Christian Non Fiction, Christian, Memoir, Faith, Autobiography

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2012

About the author

Heather Nestleroad was born in a small Midwestern town to parents who loved each other, until they didn't anymore. She then spent the rest of her childhood watching family shows and dreaming of one day having a family just like on TV. After getting married and having children, one day she discovered she did have a family like that, only funnier. Heather now lives in yet another small Midwestern town with her husband, three children, and two cats. When she isn't writing, she is working with preschoolers, going to Bible study, driving her children around, searching for the best place to have lunch, and looking for ways to get out of cooking dinner. Her blog is NestledinSuburbia.com.

Reviews

[Rowena Portch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming Read:

Curling up with this book is like chatting with an old friend with whom you can laugh, cry, and share juicy stories that you can both relate to. If you are a mother, you will appreciate the subtle, and sometimes not-so-subtle insanity that often creeps in during your children's teen years. I found this book easy to read and enjoyable to the end. It's a perfect little night cap at the end of a hectic day.

[Rayni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I was a little skeptical when I downloaded it, but it is funny, charming & I can relate to a lot of what she writes about. I loved the mentor mom plea. Oh, how I needed one myself. I have 2 boys who are now in their mid-20s though & no girls, so raising girls is a little out of my ken.

I'm glad that her blog URL was included. I'm a blog-a-holic, so I'll be checking it out soon.

[Cindy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is well written and hard to put down. It brought back so many memories of my daughter and my own youth. (I was the one with sisters and my daughter was the only child.) I have been in many of the situations she mentions with similar feelings. Firmly agree that coffee drinks are the perfect prize for any situation! Great book, can't wait for the next one!!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the first one in a long time that made me laugh! It made me laugh and think. The perfect combination, in my opinion. Some parts seemed a little long, but it was a pretty quick read and highly entertaining.

[Samantha Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book written with a bit of comedic edge. I <3 it.

[Shawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of cute anecdotes... but not a cohesive story. I think it was written as a blog and then put into book form. Though I didn't always feel it was well organized, it was very entertaining.

[Angela]

This book is great! Lots of things I needed to hear.

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good uplifting story.

[Nancy Holte · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is filled with stories from Heather's life. Some are sad, most are funny. I'm pretty sure Heather and I could be friends as we seem to have many of the same likes, dislikes, fears and phobias.

[Calamus · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a collection of essays from Heather Nestleroad with quirky perspective about being a wife of a pharmacist and mother of three children living in suburbia. Each chapter contains humorous and honest musings about balancing everything while loving her family, practicing her Christian faith, and enjoying life. She shares her own stories of a “full house” including a letter to Martha Stewart requesting advice about removing her kitchen all together, a declaration of love for skinny coffee drinks, and the top 12 reasons why Nestleroad will not Zumba.

There are a number of great things about Nestleroad’s first book. Her engaging personality and lightheartedness sustain the reader through repetitive portions. Despite the lack of an overarching theme, plot or storyline, I enjoyed my time learning about the trials and rewards of being a mom to two teenage daughters and a young son. (Oh my!) From other reviews it seems that references to Nestleroad’s faith troubled some people. Personally, her dialogue about God did not seem inappropriate or irrelevant since the book is composed Nestleroad’s personal observations and views. Overall, I found the book pleasant to read.

While I read the full book within two days, it would be a perfect to read it by chapter periodically as each chapter stands well on it’s own. Reading a chapter or so a day with a mug of your favorite hot drink in hand would be the perfect cure the winter blues as well as minimize any distraction or frustration with repetitive content.

This review has also been posted over at our blog: www.calamusworks.com

[Zoe Schoppa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love people who can make everyday events funny. Heather has that ability. She reminded me of myself so many times but if I were to tell the story everyone would have tuned me out!

This is not the type of book that called me to read it cover to cover as quickly as possible. It is a collection, in absolutely no particular order, of short, funny stories. When I was looking for a light-hearted read or I knew that I only had a few moments this was the book that I gravitated to. I enjoyed it!

[Tanya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand this is a series of her blog posts but I could not get into this book and actually stopped reading midway. There are a few funny moments among numerous rants that although true to life are just a boring read. Had I been reading a blog with a daily post, I probably would have overlooked these posts and enjoyed the amusing ones, but in book format I feel it is lacking.

[A. Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like I know Heather after reading this book. She poured her heart, soul, and quirky sense of humor onto the pages of this book; sharing her thoughts on parenting, kids, marriage, spiritual beliefs, Zumba, and Dave Ramsey.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very plodding. definitely a blog turned book. author is very self involved.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny glimpses into the live of an ordinary women, mother, and wife. It had entertaining moments but was long and drawn out hence I didn't finish it.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny blogs from a mom

[Victoria Cruz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh her life is so perfect... Blah!

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kind, witty, funny and oh so true bits about life put together in a nice package.