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.

Open Door

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted in God, Memes | Tagged Desires of the heart, God's provision, God's will | 1 Comment

10 Best Blogs for Beauty and Inspiration

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I am so thankful for the readers of Doing Life Together. When we first started this blog in August of 2014, our goal was to share our lives with you, and possibly help you through difficult times with the benefit … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogs, Creativity, Doing Life Together, photography, Quilting, Writing | Tagged beauty, blogging, Inspiration | 2 Comments

Ten Quotes to Help You Accept Change…by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I hate change. When I like something, I want it to stay the same. Forever. J.D. Salinger, in The Catcher in the Rye, wrote: “Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Doing Life Together, Quotes, When life seems too much | 6 Comments

How I Learned to Love Geometry…by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I met Deedee in Girl Scouts. She went to public school, I went to parochial school. Our paths would never have crossed in elementary school were it not for Scouts. What I remember most about Deedee from those early years … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Math, Memoir, School | Tagged friends, students | 6 Comments

Review of Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I don’t like other people telling me what God is saying to me. I will discern God’s messages by myself, thank you. So I was very skeptical years ago when good friends of mine presented me with a copy of Young’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Devotions, Jesus, Reading, Scripture | Tagged Books, Jesus Calling, Prayer, Sarah Young | 2 Comments

When Your Life Looks Like a Disaster…by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Imagine arriving at church one Sunday morning and seeing this: It looks like a war zone, doesn’t it? Shocked parishioners stood in the parking lot and stared at the rubble. Actually, the congregation of Gethsemane Lutheran Church should have anticipated … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Church, God, Transformation | Tagged Building, Disaster | Leave a comment

Helping Children Learn to Write…by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic used to be called the 3 Rs—the three basic skills necessary for success in life. Your children’s teachers will thank you if you encourage your kids to write. Here are eleven ideas to help you: … Continue reading →

Posted in children, Parenting, Teaching, Thank you notes, Writing | Tagged children, Parenting, writing | 2 Comments

In the Meme Time: Judgment

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Fear of Driving

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 19. I got my first learner’s permit when I was a senior in high school. My dad took me out driving several times in his huge Buick LeSabre. Our sessions usually … Continue reading →