by Debby Efurd | Aug 9, 2018 | The Second Mile
I was five when I first saw and fell in love with a baby elephant with humongous ears (who later found out he could fly). “Dumbo” was one of my favorite Disney movies, and it is relevant today – Dumbo was made fun of and bullied, yet became a hero because his large...
by Debby Efurd | Sep 22, 2015 | The Second Mile
Long ago, before the advent of “surfing the World Wide Web,” when someone referred to “surfing,” you knew they meant water and waves. I grew up in the era of Beach Party movies, so when my dad surprised me with a graduation present to Hawaii, my mind instantly turned...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 5, 2015 | The Second Mile
I read a phrase today I had never seen . . . “self-sufficiency is spiritual suicide.” That intrigued me. What did it mean? More importantly, how did it apply to me? I grew up in a family of hard-working Americans. Every day my parents would get up in...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 17, 2014 | The Second Mile
I have been asked to opine on “The Second Mile” about a subject that has reached national and international attention. The subject surrounds euthanasia – “death with dignity.” Having recently lost my sister (of natural causes) and a friend (of brain cancer), and...
