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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.

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 →

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Wordless Wednesday: Stormy Sky

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Scripture Break #50

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Wordless Wednesday: Tree Sculpture

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Wordless Wednesday: Mesquite

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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The House o’ Nuts

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

(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

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Both Sides–Joni Mitchell, Then and Now

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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