Author Archives: Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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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.

Toilet Training Breakthrough

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

You know when you think your kid is perfectly capable of using the toilet, but he’s still having accidents, and you think he’s doing it on purpose or out of laziness? Back 30+ years ago when I was going through … Continue reading →

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Scripture Break #24

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Scripture Break #23

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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In Memoriam: Donna Clark Goodrich

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I met Donna Goodrich about thirty years ago, probably at the now-defunct Tempe Christian Writers Club. She was well-known there, as she was a sought-after speaker at Christian writers conferences across the United States. She had a reputation for helping … Continue reading →

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Review of Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship by Gregory Boyle

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

My son gave me Boyle’s first book, Tattoos on the Heart, a few years ago, and I loved it. When I heard he’d written a second, I knew I had to read it. Barking to the Choir is more of … Continue reading →

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Scripture Break #22

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Encouragement

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Scripture Break #21

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Surprise!

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I wrote this poem for OctPoWriMo last year. Surprise! by ARHuelsenbeck A surprise is something you weren’t expecting But delights you nonetheless. Not delighted? Give it time. There’s a life at stake— Not just yours, though yours is important. There’s … Continue reading →

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Scripture Break #20

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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