Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • You Have to Keep Earning It

    Yesterday I shared about my first experience with the grocery delivery service, Shipt and how it’s going to change my life. It also made me realize how easily our deepest loyalties can jump the tracks. For 10 years I’ve been… Continue reading

  • Things That Change Your Life

    The older I get the more I realize that few things truly have a lasting impact on your life. Yeah, there are the big items. Salvation in Jesus Christ. Marriage. Children. Your first home. Your job. Friends. But what about… Continue reading

  • Redesign

    I saw a new Honda Pilot this morning. I’ve always been a fan of their boxy design. The new ones have a more rounded design and look, well, oddly like the old Honda Odyssey. I wonder if that was the… Continue reading

  • The Big Screen

    It’s late. I’m probably a bit loopy. But I’m laid back in my recliner reading on my Kindle app and I look up to see my TV looking back at me. It’s black, not on. I rarely watch it. But… Continue reading

  • Pathways and Rivers

    Happy New Year! The Bible app’s verse of the day is a good one for the first day of 2018. I believe that faith in God’s Word can change things, make things happen and new pathways and rivers excite me.… Continue reading

  • Cowboys and Outlaws

      Sandra and I walked into the Longhorn Steakhouse last Friday night and I commented that I wasn’t really hungry, but I was looking forward to a good steak, specifically a ribeye. It’s been a while. We recently did a… Continue reading

  • White Elephant

    There are no friends in the White Elephant game. No random acts of kindness. It’s hand to the back meet bus. That’s how it was Saturday night when the Simpson family gathered for our Christmas celebration. Things intensified when Kyle,… Continue reading

  • Only If

    Only if: My kicker hadn’t missed the extra point attempt. Jimmy Graham had at least one point instead of -.10. Brandin Cooks had stayed in bounds. Brady hadn’t thrown an interception. The Patriots hadn’t of scored so quickly giving the… Continue reading

  • Can You Trust Your Butcher?

    Will and I love chicken wings. We go out every Monday night and enjoy them. I like to cook and have tried many, many times to find wings in grocery stores to cook at home that are a worthy size,… Continue reading

  • I Deleted the Weather App

    It was the Weather Channel app and it was littered with annoying ads that I couldn’t keep my fat thumb from hitting. I wanted to see the weather, not play a stupid game. I tolerated it for a long time… Continue reading