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.

Getting Ready for Christmas . . . by Andrea R. Huelsenbeck

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

My mother-in-law had a Thanksgiving Day tradition of stacking all her Christmas records on the record player spindle and playing them non-stop until New Years. That’s how we knew it was time to get ready for Christmas. Even though retail … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Faith, Holiday | Tagged Christmas, faith | 3 Comments

Can Your Story Change the World? . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article previously appeared on ARHtistic License. “We have no problems.” That’s what my husband, Greg, and I say to each other while watching the news on TV. The turmoil and suffering we see around the world make our own challenges … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Books | Tagged Around the World Reading Challenge, Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai | 3 Comments

In the Meme Time: Things to Do with Fruit

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

In case you need a last-minute Halloween costume idea.

Posted in Creativity, Halloween, Parenting | Tagged children, Halloween costume ideas | Leave a comment

Folk Dance Friday

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article previously appeared on ARHtisticLicense. I dance with the Phoenix International Folk Dancers. As our name suggests, we do dances from all over, but we favor folk dances from the Balkan nations of southeastern Europe: especially Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain research, Dancing, Doing Life Together, Family Life, Folk dance, Learning New Skills, Parenting, Practicing, School, Teaching | Tagged children, Education | 1 Comment

The Beach Ball that Swam to Oma . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Even though I grew up near the Jersey shore, we didn’t often go to the beach when I was a child. My dad was busy earning a living; my stay-at-home mom didn’t drive. But I do remember one rare beach … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Life Together, Family Stories, Fathers, Finding solutions, Memoir, Perserverance | Tagged depression, despair, Disappointment, Doing Life Together, faith, family stories | 3 Comments

YouTu-torials

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted in Music, Tutorials, YouTube | Tagged Cup Beat Game, Piano | Leave a comment

Miss You, Vivien . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I hope I am the kind of friend Vivien was to me–one who offers to be the solution to other’s problem. I miss you, Vivien. Continue reading →

Posted in Finding solutions, Friendship | Tagged children, Kindergarten | 3 Comments

My Journal, September 14, 2001 . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Inspired by the article 9/11–We Remember by Mary O’Connor, I am sharing the first entry in my personal journal after the attack, unedited. Please excuse the rambling and the incorrect information. When I got out of the shower Tuesday morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Life Together, Faith, Fear | Tagged 9-1-1, despair, Doing Life Together, Journaling | 3 Comments

Fear Not . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Wait a minute. I thought I parked right by this lamp post. Where’s my car? I walk a little farther. No, that’s not right. I look around. Could it have been a different lamp post? Wait. I was lined up … Continue reading →