by Debby Efurd | Nov 20, 2023 | The Second Mile |
We are preparing for Thanksgiving this week and the start of the traditional holiday season. Many are traveling home from long distances and some short distances. The one thing you can count on for holidays is the strong emotions being with family can...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 29, 2019 | The Second Mile
As I detailed earlier in my post of May 9, 2019, I shared what happened to our neighbor’s cow whose birth was stillborn. That turned into a traumatic event for the bovines, we humans and our canines. Fortunately, our neighbor found a cute little bottle calf, whom he...
by Debby Efurd | May 16, 2019 | The Second Mile
They came from near and far to celebrate a wonderful member of the community. In anticipation of a truly great event, family, friends, and neighbors started their travels early in the morning to arrive in time for the “big surprise.” It wasn’t a birthday, holiday or...
by Debby Efurd | Mar 26, 2019 | The Second Mile
I have to say I am part of one big happy (for the most part) family. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with them, and sometimes I don’t know how to love them, but we always laugh (at ourselves and each other), cry when hurt, fuss and sputter. I have no...
by Debby Efurd | Dec 11, 2018 | The Second Mile
I was held captive by the ceremonies honoring our beloved 41st President. Honored worldwide, his legacy for leadership and his life of virtue will endure through the ages. On the very day President George H.W. Bush was laid to rest, I attended the service of a sweet...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 26, 2018 | The Second Mile
The last few weeks have been difficult … read on … I believe God places people in your life for a reason … sometimes for a season. Cary and I have come to the realization of this fact since late September. Let me explain. We first met John and his wife,...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 25, 2018 | The Second Mile
In the time it takes for you to read this post, there is a woman anxiously awaiting confirmation of what she’s suspected for months. She announces the news to her spouse, whose eyes open wide with amazement, followed closely with laughter and tears, followed by...
by Debby Efurd | Feb 28, 2018 | The Second Mile
We arrived at our mountain cabin ahead of the rest of the family, making sure food, games, and supplies were in place. It was a gorgeous setting and one we felt sure our large family would enjoy. But this year would be different from the last five years – one family...
by Debby Efurd | Feb 23, 2017 | The Second Mile
Every February we have a family vacation, retreating to the mountains of New Mexico, for fun, relaxation, good, old-fashioned “down time.” This year was no different, except for the fact that hubby and I are older and feeling it from the top of our heads to the...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 22, 2015 | The Second Mile
There is great fulfillment for a parent to be able to give gifts that are most wanted by their children (within reason). I remember times waiting in long lines at the toy store for the latest and greatest model of Transformer, driving hundreds of miles in the wee...
