by Debby Efurd | Nov 19, 2018 | The Second Mile
I was rehearsing some music our choir is presenting this holiday season. Our director has been encouraging us to prepare our hearts as well as our voices as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas. I’m here to confess, I have not been following instruction and my...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 19, 2018 | The Second Mile
I reached a milestone this week – four years cancer free! I’m filled with incredible gratitude for the blessing of health, but I don’t want to forget that time four years ago when I found out I had breast cancer. I have always kept my yearly physical appointments on...
by Debby Efurd | Jan 17, 2018 | The Second Mile
I’ve been cleaning this week (oh stop it — before you start laughing, I really do know how to clean). Since the temps have been so frigid, I’ve had time to continue working on all the pictures we have … enough to fill warehouses! As I uncovered and began...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 5, 2017 | The Second Mile
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.” The glowing rays of the sun burst over the pasture early Friday morning heralding a new...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 25, 2016 | The Second Mile
Thanksgiving is special. Away from the crowded big city, the farm gives me the ability to see tall trees, hear the wind blow, and observe magnificent sunsets. I’m grateful for all things great and small, but now I’m especially grateful for having the desire to be...
by Debby Efurd | Jan 2, 2016 | The Second Mile
I didn’t stay up until midnight to ring in the new year this year. In fact, I don’t usually stay up past 10:30 p.m. any night … my beauty sleep is a priceless commodity. So I had my beauty nap, woke up in 2016 to enjoy a day footless and fancy free. As is our...
by Debby Efurd | Dec 24, 2015 | The Second Mile
A friend gave us the perfect Christmas gift … a blessings jar. I told her I was placing it front and center so I can see it everyday as a reminder to practice gratitude instead of grumbling (I tend to grumble a lot). I used it for the first time yesterday. I...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 8, 2014 | The Second Mile
The work of post-abortion ministry brings me face-to-face with heart-wrenching stories from women and men whose lives have been ripped apart from an abortion decision. Too many sit silently in church and in our communities, suffering alone. For those who work...
