Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

It was after work and I was doing one of my favorite things. Nothing. Just kicked back in the recliner.  Will saddles up beside me and I’m reminded of one of the things that I least like to do. Running. … Continue reading

The doorbell rang. Not an unheard of event but it was 10:30pm.  My instinctive reaction was to do a quick headcount. The last I checked all my kids and Sandra were at home.  It’s too late for the Girl Scouts… Continue reading

I mentioned in a previous post that Will and I started a jogging routine and we got off to a slow start. Our goal was 5 runs in a week. Well, yesterday marked our 5th run. In 2 weeks.  Yeah, it… Continue reading

For my recent major achievement I’d like to thank a few people. First, Arthur for his expert and precise diagnosis. Next, Steve in this video. I guess YouTube, too. And as far as that goes, Al Gore for inventing the… Continue reading

Will’s 10th birthday party is today. He woke up this morning looked outside at the rain and mentioned halfheartedly that they’ll have to go with plan B.  Plan A is outdoor games. B is indoor.  I told him that if… Continue reading

   This was the Bible app’s verse of the day yesterday. We’ve all seen it or heard it a million times, but this time it struck me differently.  Jesus is saying He wants to hang out with me. And He’s… Continue reading

Will and I started a jogging routine 7 days ago. Our goals are to run 5 days out of 7 for at least 30 minutes. After the 5th run we reward ourselves with TCBY. Today made our 2nd run. In… Continue reading

I took the rare opportunity to bring Will to his Tao Kwon Do class today. It really shouldn’t be rare, but I allow life to happen when I could easily plan and schedule to bring him more often. That’s a… Continue reading

There’s some things I can’t think about. I just have to do. Without thinking.  Like obey God about tithing. Which I have in the past struggled.  Because I thought about it.  And I reasoned that the math didn’t work out… Continue reading

I’d like to be someone who always thinks and assumes the best of others.  I’d like to be someone who never says a bad word about another person.  I’d like to be someone who wakes up each day with excitement… Continue reading