About the author

Michelle Derusha
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A Massachusetts native, Michelle DeRusha moved to Nebraska a decade ago, where she discovered the Great Plains, grasshoppers the size of chickens …and God. She writes about finding and keeping faith in the everyday at her blog, Graceful, as well as a monthly religion and spirituality column for the Lincoln Journal Star and for a variety of online publications, including The High Calling. She’s mom to two rambunctious, bug-loving boys, Noah and Rowan, and wife to Brad, an English professor. You can also connect with Michelle on Twitter and Facebook.

When you don't feel like stopping

Written by Michelle DeRusha @ Graceful Faith in the Everyday

As I walked past, my heels clicking briskly on the sidewalk, I saw her bent low on her hands and knees, peering under her car at the liquid dripping onto the pavement. She wore gray sweatpants, a rumpled gray sweatshirt and…

28 Apr 3:00 PM 1 Read More...

What to do when doubt takes your breath away?

Written  by Michelle DeRusha @ Graceful Faith In the Everyday

He drops the bomb at dinner, over meatloaf and baked potato: “I think I might be in a not-believing-in-God stage.” My heart sinks. “Really?” I ask, peering at my eight-year-old son around the vase. “What makes…

14 Apr 9:00 AM 0 Read More...

When Serving Helps More than the Needy

Written by Michelle DeRusha @ Graceful Faith in Everyday Living

I used to think that a little bit of volunteer work wasn’t nearly enough. I assumed if I couldn’t do something monumental – like a mission trip to Honduras or several hours a week at a soup kitchen – that I…

17 Mar 9:00 AM 0 Read More...

Lost and Found

Written By:  Michelle DeRusha

Several years ago, when my son Noah was just a toddler, he left his beloved Lamby at SuperSaver grocery store. We didn’t realize Lamby was missing until a few hours later. Just as we were tossing coloring books, stickers and baggies of Goldfish into a…

03 Mar 9:00 AM 20 Read More...

Listening with the Ear of Your Heart

Fifteen centuries ago a young man abandoned his scholarly studies in Rome and ventured into the Italian countryside, where he founded a monastic community and wrote what he called “a little rule” to help his fellow monks live a spiritual life in community.

That man was Benedict, better known as…

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