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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Mar 28, 20202 min read
The Truth about 20 Seconds of Hand Washing
In the early hours of the morning, I turned to the side table, as usual, to take a drink from my water bottle— my mouth was so dry
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Mar 21, 20201 min read
The Best Thing About Bleak Times
Me to Phil in my tired turn over reach out and snuggle moment: “Do you know what’s the best thing about how bad things are?” Him to me:...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Mar 21, 20201 min read
Sometimes A Friend Loves Further For The Better
Pardon for typos, but all my girlfriends rock ... and I feel thoroughly blessed. But, I have to admit, that there are people in my life...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Mar 21, 20201 min read
The Best Thing about Bleak Times
Me to my hubby, Philip in my tired turn over reach out and snuggle moment: “Do you know what’s the best thing about how bad things are?”...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 30, 20171 min read
To Seize or Not to Seize? That is the Question
I was thinking this morning about the things I let seize my day... discouragement, anger, frustration... something as minimal as getting...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 18, 20173 min read
Gimme All You've Got!
In this age of tech, many have already been made aware of some amazing news. Someone you don’t know in someplace you haven’t been has a...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Mar 18, 20172 min read
Happy Little Face Plants
I grew up watching The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. In fact, I can remember how his voice had the capacity to calm you as happy little...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Feb 24, 20174 min read
The House of Cash
Joanne Cash may carry the talent and legendary last name of her big brother Johnny, but her heart is not centered on recognition or gold...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Feb 3, 20174 min read
a #barefacedbride’s perspective: 35 things that won't help your marriage
I pulled this list from my own #barefacedbride experience of 23 years. However, before any of you ladies get upset with me, I want to...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Jan 21, 20172 min read
Wrapped in His Feathers
One of the greatest miracles in my Dad’s life happened in the last few months that he was on this earth. In one day, one heart attack...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Jan 21, 20171 min read
God doesn’t need me to tell Him what He CAN’T do...
I remember the day clearly as anything— in a time of prayer God spoke to me and said: "Don't ever tell Me what I can't do with your...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Dec 4, 20162 min read
The Grace in Broken Trees
In my neck of Missouri, we have a saying, If you don’t like the weather, don’t worry; it will be changing tomorrow. You can probably tell...
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jenn taylor & amber weigand-buckley
Oct 16, 20164 min read
Lauren Daigle: He's Got It Covered
Lauren Daigle has burst into music stardom like a firecracker. Audiences immediately took notice of Lauren when the first single from her...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Oct 16, 20162 min read
At the Center of the Twinkie Universe
Faith ... Hope... Love I've always found even the sequence of the words quite interesting. I've always found hope as a close kin to...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Sep 30, 20161 min read
Tips for #BarefacedCreative Reflection
This is my favorite way to do creative reflection. 1. I look for a photo that inspires me. (This is IMPORTANT: It needs to be a photo...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Sep 23, 20162 min read
5 Secrets of a #BarefacedCreative
If I had to describe how my creative mind works, I would say picture a white room full of baboons and buckets of paint. Let them loose...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Aug 19, 20162 min read
Back to Bare Bones
Sometimes I spend so much time thinking about getting to my destinations and life mile stones; that I only give a passing glance to who I...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Jun 4, 20163 min read
Squishy Brown Goo Happens
I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was a Wednesday morning during one of my family's ever-chaotic attempts to get out of the...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 29, 20162 min read
Coping with the B-word
I'm not gonna lie when I received my diagnosis of Bipolar type one with "psychotic episodes" I felt that I had been dealt the biggest...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 27, 20163 min read
How I Survived My Head-In Collision
When my brain broke, I thought that was the end. My life as a writer was over. I couldn't write. It was hard to speak. I barely could...
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