#randomdevothoughts with Amber: Reflections on the Jesus Heart from the ADHD Mind

Amber Weigand-Buckley
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Because life never fits in a Rubbermaid. Join me, Amber Weigand-Buckley, for unfiltered reflections on faith and the messy middle of real life. I should know—even my actual boxes are spilling over, and I literally can't see the floor sometimes. These are the random thoughts that show up in everyday moments—the ones that live in the paradox, the gray areas, the questions without easy answers. No perfect formulas. No step-by-step solutions. Just biblical truth mixed with the kind of vulnerability that comes from wrestling things out loud. These devotionals won't tell you exactly where to land—they'll walk with you as you figure out where you stand. Whether you're navigating difficult seasons, sitting in tension between two truths, or just trying to keep your faith anchored when nothing feels certain—this is for you. Perfect for your morning coffee, evening wind-down, or whenever you need a reminder that faith and questions can coexist. All those wrestling moments? They don't mean your faith is failing—they mean you haven't left your brain behind when you open your Bible. About Amber Weigand-Buckley: Author of the #1 Amazon bestselling, award-winning book Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy for Success and the Discovery and Next Steps Journal (co-authored with Lisa Burris Burns)Author of Flowers Find a Way: Resilient Blooms of Relentless FaithFounding Editor of Leading Hearts magazine (leadinghearts.com)Upcoming: #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time (Abundance Books, May 2026)Co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa podcast with Lisa Burris Burns Connect with me: shortyellowpencilRX.com | @shortyellowpencilRX | Amber Weigand-Buckley, Author #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils #randomdevothoughts

  1. Love in Five Dimensions (and Why I'll Never Again Settle for Less)

    3d ago

    Love in Five Dimensions (and Why I'll Never Again Settle for Less)

    Yes, I said five dimensions. Stay with me — you'll understand soon. Here's what nobody tells you about intimacy: we mistake it for vibes. And vibes are deceiving. You can vibe with someone for years and never actually be known by them. So what does it look like when someone loves all of you — even the invisible parts? I'm pulling from almost 32 years of marriage to my very reliable cup of Earl Grey (I'm the verb, he's the tea — it'll make sense, I promise). And I'm not giving you the sanitized version, because that's not what we do here. We walked through some genuinely hard seasons to get to this kind of love, and I'm telling you what we found on the other side. And to my neurodivergent people — there's something in this one especially for you. Don't miss this: Philip and I are going live this Thursday (June 11 at 7pm CST) for a Going Yellow (Can the Mellow) night of questions and answers — a real, honest, organic conversation about marriage and the hard seasons.  Just find me @barefacedgirl on Facebook. Come as you are. Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    16 min
  2.  Top Five Things Your ADHD Friends Want You to Know About Them (and please don't mistake our caring for not caring)

    May 18

     Top Five Things Your ADHD Friends Want You to Know About Them (and please don't mistake our caring for not caring)

    Hey friends, it's Amber. Ever wonder why your ADHD friend says "me too" in the middle of your story? Why do they interrupt? Why are they always late, even though they swear they care? Honestly? I've been trying to explain this for years, and it keeps coming out wrong. So today, I'm holding the mic for my people—your fully marinated spaghetti friends—because I have something I need you to hear. If you've ever replayed a conversation at 2 AM, wondering if you just lost a friend, if you've ever felt like you wear out your welcome, or if you love someone whose brain works differently than yours—I'm sitting here with all the feels, ready to dumptruck some insight, which is this episode, just for you. Five things. Straight from the heart. No filter. Let's talk about it. 0:00 - Intro: Your Fully Marinated Spaghetti Friends 1:15 - Why We Feel Like We Should Be Adults By Now 2:30 - #1: We're Not Making It About Us—We're Building a Bridge 5:45 - #2: Our Brains Are Overcrowded, Not Empty 9:20 - #3: Exhausted From Trying to Prove Our Hearts 13:10 - #4: The Tragedy Isn't That We Don't Care 16:30 - #5: We Need Both Kinds of Friends (And We're Worth Knowing) 19:45 - For People Who Wonder If Their Brains Are Compatible With Faith 22:00 - Real Life: Keys on My Bra & Sleeping on Chocolate Nights 25:15 - Grace for the Heart that is Misunderstood 27:30 - Prayer for Every Spaghetti Brain Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    14 min
  3. Don't Get Stuck On Your Big But (Is Your Plus-Sized Butt Blocking Your Super-Sized Purpose?)

    May 6

    Don't Get Stuck On Your Big But (Is Your Plus-Sized Butt Blocking Your Super-Sized Purpose?)

    Hey, this is Amber, and today I am owning something I kept quiet for a very long time. I had an eating disorder. And just like many of my sisters, I still struggle with body image — every single day. I have to shake it off myself, continually. I'm saying that out loud because someone needs to hear someone else say it first. We're talking about your big but today — the thing hiding behind your purpose — and mine was my body. For years. From the little girl put on her first diet before she even had the words for it, all the way to a grown woman sneaking to bathrooms and stepping on scales three times a day and letting a number decide whether she was worth anything. When I ended up in the psych ward for something completely separate, the medication they put me on changed my body in ways I couldn't control. And every single day I had to make the hardest choice — is my stability worth more than a number on a scale? I chose sanity. Every day I chose it. And I'd choose it again. But I still ended up crying in a makeup chair before my first book headshots thinking if my face was pretty enough maybe nobody would notice the rest of me. And I sat across from my speaking coach and said out loud — I don't think anyone would want to listen to me because of how I look. If any part of this podcast description hits close to home, tune in. If this is your story too, please reach out to the National Alliance for Eating Disorders at 1-866-662-1235. Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    17 min
  4. That Sad Girl in a FB Frame— I Know Her But I’ve Forgotten Her Name (From the Cliff’s Edge to Times Square)

    May 1

    That Sad Girl in a FB Frame— I Know Her But I’ve Forgotten Her Name (From the Cliff’s Edge to Times Square)

    This is the official kick-off of Season 2 — celebrating the release of #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time. Today I just happened to be doing some normal book promo stuff — digging through old photos — when I found a picture from May 2012 and my whole body just went weird. Dizzy. Like the floor shifted. Because I almost didn't recognize her. Not because she looked different. Because I am different. This episode, I'm taking you somewhere that doesn't have a punchline. No jokes today. Just the real stuff — where I was, what God did with it, and why in 10 days I'll be standing in Times Square in complete awe of how far this story has come. If you've ever walked through something that broke you and wondered whether God could actually do anything with it — this one's for you. In this episode: The photo that stopped me coldA mountain, a cliff, and the truth about where I was in 2012A roommate I'd just met who changed everything without even knowing itWhat "not staying silent" actually costs — and why it's worth itPsalm 139:16 and why every single day was already written, even that one⚠️ This episode talks honestly about mental health and crisis. If you or someone you love is struggling right now, please call or text 988. Licensed counselors are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 📖 Sisterhood of the Short Yellow Pencils is available now on Amazon. Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    12 min
  5. Special #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils Audio: a.k.a .Breakfast Club for the Unstable (Doing Life, Over Easy)

    Apr 27

    Special #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils Audio: a.k.a .Breakfast Club for the Unstable (Doing Life, Over Easy)

    Hey friends, this week we're doing something different. It's launch week for my brand new book #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time and I am reading straight from Chapter 4 — "You Meet the Most Unstable People in Lockdown (Then You Realize You're One of Them.)" From red scrubs and sporks to sticky note poetry on a psych ward floor, this chapter will make you laugh, wreck you a little, and remind you that the line between us and them isn't just thin — it's imaginary. This is the Breakfast Club for the Unstable and I saved you a seat. Special edition. Real talk. No filters. Let's go. ✏️💛 Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    19 min
  6. The Kilted Sisterhood that Built Me (How I Learned to be a Strong Woman by Kicking My Own Butt )

    Apr 10

    The Kilted Sisterhood that Built Me (How I Learned to be a Strong Woman by Kicking My Own Butt )

    What does it actually mean to be strong? Because if I’m honest… I didn’t learn it from a book. I learned it in a kilt. In this episode of #RandomDevoThoughts, I’m going back to a place that started building me long before I had language for what it was doing—a sisterhood of girls, the Central High School Kilties Drum, Bugle and Bagpipe Corps from Springfield. Missouri, who showed up, stood shoulder to shoulder, and kept going… even when everything in us wanted to stop. This weekend we're celebrating 100 years of that legacy passed down. This isn’t just a story about high school. It’s about: – the people who bring you in when you don’t have what you need  – the friendships that shape the rest of your life  – the things you don’t think you can do… until you do them anyway  – and the kind of strength that gets built quietly, over time  If you’re a Kiltie (past or present), this one will feel like home. If you’ve ever been part of something that pushed you, carried you, and didn’t let you quit… this is your story too. Because here’s the truth: You don’t stop being part of something that built you like that.  And maybe the strength you’re looking for isn’t something you have to go find… maybe it’s something that’s already been built into you. Press play and come sit with me for this one. 00:00 — These Are Not Two Separate Stories  01:20 — The Moment I Didn’t See Coming  02:40 — This Was… Different  03:50 — I Wasn’t Supposed to Be There (But I Was)  05:10 — The Friend I Wasn’t Letting Go Of  06:20 — I Picked It Up… and Something Happened  07:40 — My Brain Didn’t Know… But Something Else Did  09:10 — Apparently, I Was Yellow the Whole Time  10:20 — The Part Nobody Prepares You For  11:15 — The Words That Stayed With Me  12:00 — You Don’t Stop When You Think You Should  13:10 — I Heard It Again… Years Later  14:10 — This Shouldn’t Connect… But It Does  15:10 — This Is What Actually Builds You Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    14 min
  7. Revealed in the Making Series Finale: Part 4—I Don't Want to Wait for the Tunnel of Light ( what happens when God unlocks you at 50 something and you realize the key was there the whole time)

    Apr 8

    Revealed in the Making Series Finale: Part 4—I Don't Want to Wait for the Tunnel of Light ( what happens when God unlocks you at 50 something and you realize the key was there the whole time)

    What happens when God unlocks you at 50-something and you realize the key was there the whole time — and you're both laughing and crying? That's exactly where we're landing today. This is the finale of the Revealed in the Making series, and honestly? It's the one I didn't know I needed until I said it out loud. We're talking about the difference between healing and unlocking. Because some things weren't broken — they were just waiting. We're talking about a prophetic word I held for years that I couldn't decode until I started living it. And we're talking about why you don't have to wait for the end-of-life highlight reel to finally see what God has been doing in you all along. "Coming into agreement with what God says about you is not pride. It's obedience." What we get into 01 The kind of proud that's actually obedience I say something I've never said in my entire writing life — I am genuinely proud of this book. Not the "I did something great on my own" pride. The "I am proud of the girl God made me to be" kind. There's a difference, and we're going there. 02 Healing vs. unlocking — and why the word matters Healing implies something was broken. But some things were never broken — they were just locked, covered over, sitting in the dark. A wound needs to be cleaned and closed. A lock just needs a key. God wasn't only healing me. He was unlocking me. 03 The prophetic word I held for years A woman in a prayer meeting — didn't know me, didn't know my story — said I'd be "one of the most influential journalists of our time." I thought she meant journalism. She didn't. It took years of living it before I understood what it actually meant. 04 Getting over myself (with a nudge, not a slap) I went into this book season done. Deflated. The quiet kind of deflated that doesn't make noise — it just goes silent. And then God basically said: are you ready yet? Because freedom doesn't release you until you get out of your own way. 05 Seeing the pattern now, not at the end Everybody talks about seeing it all line up in that tunnel-of-light moment at the end of your life. I don't wanna wait for that. I want to see it on this side of heaven — the stones lining up in real time, while I'm still being made. Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    13 min
  8. Revealed in the Making Series: Part 3—Take the Mic (Why I Spent Years Calling my Fear, Humility, and God Finally Had Enough of That)

    Apr 3

    Revealed in the Making Series: Part 3—Take the Mic (Why I Spent Years Calling my Fear, Humility, and God Finally Had Enough of That)

    What if the thing you've been calling humility is actually just fear in a really cute outfit? Yeah. We're going there. I spent years handing the mic to other people and honestly? I was really good at making it sound noble. Servant-hearted. Humble even. But God has a way of pulling back the curtain on the stories we tell ourselves, and this episode is about the moment He pulled back mine. We're talking about stage nerves, hating your own voice, the enemy's favorite trick when women start stepping into their calling, and why the Holy Spirit doesn't show up where you think He does. There's a moment in here that changed everything for me and I have a feeling it might do something in you, too. This is part three of the Revealed in the Making series. If you haven't started from the beginning, go back — it'll hit different if you do. But if you're ready, friend, press play. This one's for the woman who's been sitting on something and keeps telling herself she's just not ready yet. Spoiler: you're more ready than you think. 00:00 — Welcome Back to the Chaos 00:44 — The Episode That Started With Almost Throwing Up 01:51 — The Story I Told Myself for Years 03:04 — Where the Holy Spirit Actually Shows Up 04:15 — What Happens When Women Stop Being Quiet 05:06 — Why You Are Not in Competition With Her 07:50 — The Real Reason We Keep Handing the Mic Away 08:46 — Okay But Seriously — Take It 09:37 — A Prayer for the Woman Sitting on Something 10:24 — One Last Thing Before You Go 11:07 — The Book Is Coming and I Want You In on It 11:41 — Go Share This With Her Amber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right. Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa. Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing. Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.

    12 min
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Because life never fits in a Rubbermaid. Join me, Amber Weigand-Buckley, for unfiltered reflections on faith and the messy middle of real life. I should know—even my actual boxes are spilling over, and I literally can't see the floor sometimes. These are the random thoughts that show up in everyday moments—the ones that live in the paradox, the gray areas, the questions without easy answers. No perfect formulas. No step-by-step solutions. Just biblical truth mixed with the kind of vulnerability that comes from wrestling things out loud. These devotionals won't tell you exactly where to land—they'll walk with you as you figure out where you stand. Whether you're navigating difficult seasons, sitting in tension between two truths, or just trying to keep your faith anchored when nothing feels certain—this is for you. Perfect for your morning coffee, evening wind-down, or whenever you need a reminder that faith and questions can coexist. All those wrestling moments? They don't mean your faith is failing—they mean you haven't left your brain behind when you open your Bible. About Amber Weigand-Buckley: Author of the #1 Amazon bestselling, award-winning book Leading Ladies: Discover Your God-Grown Strategy for Success and the Discovery and Next Steps Journal (co-authored with Lisa Burris Burns)Author of Flowers Find a Way: Resilient Blooms of Relentless FaithFounding Editor of Leading Hearts magazine (leadinghearts.com)Upcoming: #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time (Abundance Books, May 2026)Co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa podcast with Lisa Burris Burns Connect with me: shortyellowpencilRX.com | @shortyellowpencilRX | Amber Weigand-Buckley, Author #sisterhoodoftheshortyellowpencils #randomdevothoughts

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