Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • 24

    Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Anniversary to my beautiful and long-suffering wife of 24 years. Sandra is the best thing about my life and officially now we have been married half my life. We started dating when I was 16… Continue reading

  • Jack Squat

    Jack Squat is popular around the globe and I know him very well when it comes to DIY home repairs. I can’t wait to move into a nursing home some day. But until then it’s on me to figure out… Continue reading

  • Words Worth Remembering

    “Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.… Continue reading

  • Hold Me

    She was probably about 4 years old. Getting almost too big to easily pick up and hold, but she lifted both hands to her father in the international language that meant she wanted to be. And he did. She laid… Continue reading

  • Stung

    I was trying to get my Big Green Egg going yesterday for a long Boston butt cook and a swarm of wasps built a home just behind the grill.  I’m a live and let live kind of guy, but they… Continue reading

  • Do Unto Others

    I’m borrowing, not stealing this idea from Pastor Steven Furtick from Elevation Church. You can watch or listen to it here.  In this powerful message Pastor Steven speaks about the tragedy in Charleston. I’m not going to add anything to… Continue reading

  • Push

    Saturday was Will’s first time whitewater rafting at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. His mother was worried about it. When we finished, I asked him what he thought. “It was too short. Can we do it again?” And that was… Continue reading

  • Great Ideas

    I’ve been praying that The Lord would give me a great idea to solve a certain business problem. He can do that, you know. But just a second ago the thought crossed my mind that instead of a great idea… Continue reading

  • The Bridge 

      The highway 27 bridge on the Catawba River has been my goal since I started paddle boarding at the Whitewater Center a few weeks ago. It’s 1.75 miles from the dock. And then back. It was a great day to be on the… Continue reading

  • Guides

    We all need a guide. I’m the worst backer-upper. In cars, trucks with trailers, Big Wheels(now I’m dating myself), but I’m just terrible backing up.  I guess because I’m a man of progress. Right. So when I have to back out of my… Continue reading