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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
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 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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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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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 18, 20162 min read
I'm a Monet #nofilter
I’ve never felt, well, you know, refined. In fact, I highly doubt I could make it past the appetizer round in a meal with the Queen....
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 2, 20162 min read
Da'Boof Matters
“A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY YOU KNOW YOUR GETTING OLD WHEN EVERYONE IN COLLEGE LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE IN JUNIOR HIGH.“But the true reality check is...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 2, 20162 min read
Jesus is Not My Idol
“I WANTED TO GET HOME. I WAS TIRED AND LOOKING FOR THE QUICKEST OPTION TO GET TO SEE MY HUBBY AND THREE GIRLS AFTER A TIME OF MINISTRY IN...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
May 2, 20162 min read
The So-Called Life of a Humandoing
REMEMBER DOLLY PARTON’S TITLE-TRACK SONG FROM THE 80S MOVIE “WORKING 9 TO 5”? Sometimes when I hear these lyrics in my head, I...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Apr 27, 20163 min read
Learning to Float
I couldn’t believe the mantle of “teacher” had fallen to me. I was in 6th grade. I successfully completed my Red Cross lifesaving...
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Amber Weigand-Buckley
Apr 27, 20163 min read
Barefaced in the Balcony
I like to sit in the silence of the church balcony. Just God and me. Somehow it feels more secure and sacred when it's empty. I'm not...
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