Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

  • Fighting the Flesh

    I have 3 forces fighting a battle within me. One is spiritual. It’s the part of me that desires to get up early and spend time with The Lord. The other force is professional in nature. The one that is… Continue reading

  • Shutting My Fat Mouth

    I’m realizing that my devotion life with God is an integrated two-way communication system. Giving and receiving. For my whole life I have practiced only the first part. In my prayer time I give The Lord thanks. I give Him… Continue reading

  • Happy Anniversary!

    You probably think we had that picture taken yesterday, but no, it was a few years ago. My guess is 30. I was wise enough to coerce Sandra to fall in love with me when she was young and naive… Continue reading

  • Blowing Off Steam

    I called Blue Cross Dental this morning to find out why they haven’t deducted my checking account for the monthly premium. They are 8 days late now. And I don’t like surprises when it comes to my bank balance. I… Continue reading

  • Slow

    Slow is not a redeeming occupational virtue. Well, I take that back. I would like for my brain surgeon to be slow. And precise. But my grocery store cashier doesn’t get any bonus points for dawdling. I don’t care if… Continue reading

  • Lego My Ego

    A couple of years ago I ran up a 228 consecutive day streak of doing push ups. My goal was 100 non-stop reps. Before I fell off the wagon I hit 80. Now I am doing it again. I’m on… Continue reading

  • Hand-Me-Downs

    Yesterday I was getting dressed and I put on a pair of socks. All by myself and everything. You’re proud of me, yes? The socks were uncomfortable and I knew that it was going to be a long day so… Continue reading

  • The Walk

    My son walked to a neighbor’s house the other day to play with his new friend. It was a big deal. My heart felt like someone was squeezing it. It was the first time ever he has done anything like… Continue reading

  • We Can

    Sometimes we can but choose not to. My son, Will, asked his oldest sister to make his other sister some chocolate pancakes. She responded, “I can’t”. So he tried a more direct method. “Will you make me some chocolate pancakes?”… Continue reading

  • Groundhog Day

    So I heard that Phil saw his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of Winter ahead. Or do we? We make such a fuss over this fat rodent as the great prognosticator of our weather forecast I assumed that… Continue reading