Author Archives: Andrea R Huelsenbeck

About Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Andrea R Huelsenbeck is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a former elementary general music teacher. A freelance writer in the 1990s, her nonfiction articles and book reviews appeared in Raising Arizona Kids, Christian Library Journal, and other publications. She is currently working on a middle grades novel and a poetry collection.

Scripture Break #52

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Videos of the Week: Bluegrass Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This is a Christmas playlist from the wonderful Petersen family musicians. There are 20 videos in this playlist; they should play one after another. I hope you will come back and enjoy them all weekend.

Scripture Break #51

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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I’d Rather Be Dancing Christmas Dances

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

These videos make me want to get up and join right in. Some were made by dance studios, some by fitness studios. There’s still time for you to get together with your siblings and choreograph a dance like this: We’ve … Continue reading →

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Video of the Week: Ringing Praise

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Our handbell choir opened this service last year with “Advent Celebration.” Enjoy just this song, or watch the entire service. I’m the one leading the processional.

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Johnny Marks, the Christmas Songwriter

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

The Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago used to give way books to children at Christmas. In 1939, a catalog writer for Montgomery Ward named Robert L. May came up with an idea for a new book and wrote the … Continue reading →