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.

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 →

Posted in Family Stories, Personal experience | Tagged 1950s, Florida, Gambling | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Music | Tagged Joni Mitchell, music videos | Leave a comment

Scripture Break #49

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Miss Goody-Two-Shoes No More

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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 →

Posted in Memoir, Personal experience | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday: Thicket

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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 →