Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

A seagull lives in the woods outside my window. Well, he sounds like a seagull, but since I’m 175 miles from the coast, maybe he’s not. He sure sounds like one, though. And when I hear him, I have happy… Continue reading

When Mary broke the bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus’ feet, the aroma filled the room. The perfume itself was confined to a small spot, but its effects permeated the area. It’s likely that I won’t travel around… Continue reading

The wings were good and that’s why I went. So why am I about to gripe? Because I can. A couple of things struck me as odd. The waitress had never eaten anything on the menu. Not much help to… Continue reading

27% of the earth’s surface is dry ground. Which in a high percentage of places is dirt. It’s pretty much everywhere that water isn’t. Yet when it’s time to plant a garden, what do we buy? I know, it seems… Continue reading

If you ever plan to do Spring cleaning and take a load of useless household crap to the landfill, please don’t tell my dad. He will most assuredly demand that you drop it off at his house. He throws nothing… Continue reading

One lesson my kids get tired of hearing from me is about responsibilities and rewards. These two hang in a delicate balance with one another. If I require my child to do something, it is his responsibility to do it.… Continue reading

The garden isn’t getting too far very quick. My dad can’t do a lot without me and I don’t have enough of me to go around. He needed me today to hammer some tomato stakes in the ground. They were… Continue reading

I learned early on that when I have pc issues, I should restart it before calling my pc expert brother in law, Joel. A reboot will flush out 96.7% of all glitches, snags and malfunctions. If it doesn’t then Joel… Continue reading

I really wanted that Diet Coke in the fridge. Then I remembered the promise that I made my daughter. She had sworn off sodas recently and being the super supportive dad that I am, I joined her. Actually, my words… Continue reading

I don’t like locked doors. I’m not sure why. Maybe I was beat as a child behind locked doors. Just kidding, Mom! I’m not talking about locking your house up at night or when you leave or locking your car… Continue reading