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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.

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 →

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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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