Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

About 2 years ago God began building something in me that I’ve never had. Confidence. Then a year ago I read a book by Neal Anderson, “Victory Over The Darkness”. This book cemented everything God had been teaching me by… Continue reading

I worked 18 hours yesterday. By Saturday afternoon I will reach the 75-80 hour mark. Next week looks the same. So it was last week. It would be easy to get burned out. Become cranky. Ok, that’s too easy and… Continue reading

When did pleated pants go out of style? When did the worldwide memo go out and how did I miss it? Maybe it went to my junk folder or got zapped by my spam blocker. Maybe I don’t tune into… Continue reading

I gave my 7 year old son, Will, a raise in his allowance today. From $1.50 a week to $2. Big money. He was excited, but then quickly turned cautious. “Does this mean I have to do more work?” Maybe… Continue reading

Trains don’t ever come at a convenient time. Ever. We don’t calculate for them when we are racing to appointments or trying to get to work on time. They blow up the worst laid plans. Yes, the worst. The best… Continue reading

I just realized that May 2013 is the 3rd anniversary of this site. Happy anniversary to me. When I started blogging it was very important to me that people read my posts. A writer wants be read. I would often… Continue reading

I went off the wagon tonight. For 2 1/2 months I have used myfitnesspal to lose 15 lbs, but tonight my sweet woman put fried pork chops in front of me. Katie bar the door. That’s all she wrote. I… Continue reading

First impressions are so powerful. We should really care more about them. I played racquetball the other night for the first time in years. Watching my group was a guy dressed out to the nines in expensive gym wear. His… Continue reading

On the way home I noticed a rattling noise behind the back seat. For the 1073rd time. Each time I made a mental note to investigate and fix this very annoying distraction. Each time I forgot. It’s like an uncomfortable… Continue reading

So many things don’t get done because I don’t do them first thing. Daily devotionals, exercise, educational reading, etc. The road to mediocrity is paved with good intentions. If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing first thing when you… Continue reading