by Debby Efurd | Jul 12, 2018 | The Second Mile
I’ve inherited a lot of good traits from my parents. However, one that tries my patience I inherited from my father – flat feet. Now I love shoes – good looking shoes – but putting my flat foot into a stylish heel is like me trying to cram a whale into a...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 3, 2018 | The Second Mile
Have you ever met a person and heard their story and wondered, “There’s no way that can happen … how is it possible?” Well, several years ago a friend gave me a ticket to hear a motivational speaker at one of Dallas’ largest hotel venues. I looked forward to...
by Debby Efurd | Apr 23, 2018 | The Second Mile
Last week I was trucking down a back road (admittedly with my foot heavy on the metal), admiring farmhouses on the right and left of the road, when I suddenly saw a squirrel run directly in my path. He saw me, I saw him, our eyes locked, then he freaked out looking...
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 11, 2017 | The Second Mile
That’s what Stephen Williford said repeatedly after he and another member of the Sutherland Springs, Texas community intervened to stop an attacker after brutally killing 26 members of the First Baptist Church. But Stephen, visibly shaken as he spoke to police after...
by Debby Efurd | Apr 9, 2017 | The Second Mile
I was in an emergency room late one night several years ago. There were victims of wrecks, attacks, and brutal crimes. A child whose arms and face were bruised leaving you to wonder if they really fell down stairs or were beaten by a parent. A woman was there...
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 | Nov 15, 2015 | The Second Mile
The world is still reeling from the acts of terror perpetrated on hundreds of innocent victims in Paris this past Friday. Six attacks, coordinated within minutes of each other, left a city and nation in shock and the world in mourning. One moment people...
by Debby Efurd | Jan 13, 2015 | The Second Mile
You’ve probably guessed by now that I love history. I learn a lot from what’s happened before, because I know that although circumstances and cultures change, the hearts and minds of we humans don’t. Although the following is unverified, I fell in love with the...
by Debby Efurd | Nov 18, 2014 | The Second Mile
Nick Vujicic was in Dallas recently giving a speech at Dallas Council for Life. Who is Nick? Well, he’s an amazing man, born in Melbourne, Australia in 1982. Early sonogram technology failed to reveal that he had tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized...
by Debby Efurd | May 28, 2014 | The Second Mile
For the past four weeks I’ve lived under the possibility of having cancer, to the realization I do have cancer, to the countdown toward eradication of breast cancer. This has been a roller coaster of doctor visits, medical tests, emotional ups and downs, to a peace...
