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A Massachusetts native, Michelle DeRusha moved to Nebraska in 2001, where she found gargantuan grasshoppers, looming grain elevators, and God. She’s raising two rambunctious boys with her husband, Brad; works part-time for Nebraska public television and radio; and launders Sponge Bob briefs on a regular basis. Michelle earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Massachusetts and a Master’s Degree in English from the University of Connecticut. She’s worked for 15 years in the fields of marketing, public relations, and communications. She writes about finding faith in the everyday on her blog “Graceful”  (www.nebraskagraceful.blogspot.com)  and in a monthly column for the Lincoln Journal Star.  You can also follow Michelle on Twitter at @NEgraceful.