Author Archives: Andrea R Huelsenbeck
Cold Night by ARHuelsenbeck
I like to picture the hills in Bethlehem covered in pure white that night, but it seldom snows in Bethlehem. Even if there was snow that night, how long could it have lasted? And how long could it have remained … Continue reading
How to Make It Through Christmas When You’re Depressed by ARHuelsenbeck
Shortly after Carly, my first child, turned a year old, we discovered I was pregnant again. After the initial shock, Greg and I were delighted, looking forward to a new baby in January, and joking that we hoped he or … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in the Woods
Happy Thanksgiving to you from all of us at Doing Life Together.
Review: The Story of With by Allen Arnold
This review first appeared on ARHtistic License. In January, I attended a writers’ mini-conference given by Christian Writers of the West. The guest speaker was Allen Arnold, former fiction editor for Thomas Nelson. He spoke at length about inspiration and creativity … Continue reading
Not by the Hair of my Chinny Chin Chin…by ARHuelsenbeck
When I was a little girl, our school nurse had a mole on her cheek with a hair growing out of it. I often wondered why she just didn’t pluck it out. Now it’s nearly sixty years later, and after … Continue reading
Remembering 9/11…by ARHuelsenbeck
Two years ago I shared a journal entry I wrote a few days after the 9/11 attacks. Today, in honor of the sixteenth anniversary of the tragedy, I’d like to share a few more unedited entries from the following days. Please … Continue reading
The Joy of Childhood Poetry…by ARHuelsenbeck
This article first appeared on ARHtistic License. One of my earliest memories is of my mother reading Mother Goose books to me. I know that even as a little tot I had a large repertoire of rhymes that I could … Continue reading