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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.

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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In the Meme Time: Hold On

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck
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Santa and the True Spirit of Christmas…by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Note: This article was originally written in 1994, published in The Annals of Saint Anne and later in Active Christian News.   A portly man with a white beard, wearing a flannel shirt and suspender-supported blue jeans, pumped gas into … Continue reading →

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How to Play “Jingle Bells”

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article originally appeared last year on ARHtistic License.

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Review of My Rhyme-Time Bible for Little Ones by Donna Clark Goodrich

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

It’s the day after Thanksgiving–only one more month before Christmas! But if someone on your Christmas list is between three and six years old, may I suggest a beautiful Bible storybook–in rhyme? My Rhyme-Time Bible for Little Ones is gorgeously illustrated. … Continue reading →

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