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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.

The House o’ Nuts

(Note: this is not my family’s home movie, although my brother is in possession of the footage my father took, possibly on our second trip to Florida; I don’t remember. Anyhow, this does capture something of the feel of the … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

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Both Sides–Joni Mitchell, Then and Now

Roberta Joan “Joni” Anderson was born in Alberta, Canada, on November 7, 1943. She is almost exactly 9 years older than me, and her music was a soundtrack of my high school and college years. Her light, incredibly high soprano … Continue reading

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Scripture Break #49

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Miss Goody-Two-Shoes No More

For most of my life, whenever I remembered my childhood, especially my elementary school years, I remembered myself as angelically abiding by the rules. But now that I’m well into the last decades of my life, long-forgotten incidents are emerging … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Thicket

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Review of Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person by Shane Claiborne

What does it mean to be truly pro-life? Being anti-abortion does not go far enough. Claiborne, a Christian activist, provides an in-depth examination of all the elements of a “consistent ethic of life.” Throughout the book, he asks the question, … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday/Flower of the Day: Water Lily

More Flower of the Day.

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Scripture Break #48

In my Father’s House are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you. If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and … Continue reading

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Scripture Break #47

And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for (1 John 5:15 HCSB).

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