by Debby Efurd | Jul 10, 2019 | The Second Mile
It doesn’t take long to find suffering in this world. Sudden loss can be catastrophic to an individual or family. It’s at such a time you realize there really are no words that can express your sorrow for your friends/family/fellow man. Within the last year I’ve had...
by Debby Efurd | Apr 17, 2019 | The Second Mile
I have worked a long time … since I was 19 (ah, yes, to be young again). I retired two times during my career. The first time was in 2014. I told my husband I had had enough of corporate life and wanted to retire while I was still young enough to remember...
by Debby Efurd | Sep 26, 2018 | The Second Mile
I read about a new Harvard study in Forbes recently which investigated the health and mental health of children and teenagers who were raised with religious or spiritual practices. I am not surprised by what they found. According to the study, children and teens...
by Debby Efurd | May 29, 2018 | The Second Mile
There’s a line from Robert Burns’ famous poem “To a Mouse” that’s been adapted from the original text … “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” That line kept revolving in my mind as the preacher gave his sermon. By the end of the service, there was...
by Debby Efurd | May 9, 2018 | The Second Mile
Since 1952, the first Thursday in May has been designated as the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer shares common roots with the celebration of Thanksgiving; both were national proclamations establishing a day of prayer, but in the New England...
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 | Oct 9, 2017 | The Second Mile
When I was little, my family were one of the few in our neighborhood that had a television. That round black and white “television tube” provided hours of entertainment to our family. Unlike today, most households had one TV (unless you were very wealthy, then you...
by Debby Efurd | Jun 11, 2017 | The Second Mile
After much procrastination, my husband and I decided to bite the bullet and buy a new mattress. After some sticker shock (gone are the days to get a new mattress for $900), we shopped and bought. Like two kids at a candy store, we couldn’t wait until the new “gift”...
by Debby Efurd | Mar 20, 2016 | The Second Mile
Always intrigued with history, I recently ran across a name I had never heard of and a story that brought the power of prayer up close and personal. The name? … Rees Howells. The story? … how the power of prayer helped turn the tide in the Battle of Britain. Rees...
by Debby Efurd | Sep 27, 2015 | The Second Mile
Last week I went to a writer’s conference in Tennessee. A friend and I had originally planned to drive, but quickly talked ourselves out of it and flew instead. For the two hours flying up and two hours flying back, I reminisced about my one-time desire to be...
by Debby Efurd | Sep 4, 2015 | The Second Mile
I have been a movie fan forever (movies with popcorn, that is). I remember watching “Bambi” and “Cinderella” as my first venture to the silver screen. Then I graduated to “Gone with the Wind” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Yes, I love movies, especially when I have...
by Debby Efurd | Jul 21, 2015 | The Second Mile
I believe in prayer. I really do! I talk a lot about prayer, I tell others to pray. I even practice it (most of the time). In fact, this probably tells you a lot about my spiritual condition (you have probably heard this before, too!): Dear Lord, So far...
