by Debby Efurd | Nov 30, 2017 | The Second Mile
I never observed many animals before moving to the farm – just the usual dog and cat pets. Nowadays I watch my four-legged “pets” everyday and what I’ve observed in them is close to what I see in people — herd mentality. Herd mentality is defined as the...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 27, 2017 | The Second Mile
Everything I learned about America’s Thanksgiving holiday came from stories of the the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock. Scenes of pilgrims with their black frocks, buckled shoes, and white collars breaking bread with their Indian neighbors left an indelible...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 22, 2017 | The Second Mile
We were in Dallas recently for my husband’s sixth (and hopefully, last) surgery. For two days I was his private duty nurse in the hospital as the medical staff took care of the scientific stuff. This gave my husband and I an opportunity to get to know the nursing...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 20, 2017 | The Second Mile
This has been a year of change, some hardship, lots of medical needs, and plenty of stress. It started with surgeries (husband has had six surgeries in a year), my on-the-job training of nursing, then transitioning away from my home since 1951, topped off with a big...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 13, 2017 | The Second Mile
Can one person make a difference? Absolutely! I’m a firm believer in the power of one to affect change in a person’s life … to start a movement … or support the passage of legislation for the betterment of all. In this day and age we hear a lot about someone...