Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

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

I listened to a Dave Ramsey Entre Leadership podcast the other day and that’s the great lesson I learned. Run with the buffalo instead of the cows. He interviewed an author who explained the difference. When a cow senses a… Continue reading

Shelby doesn’t like to be late. To her events. So it wasn’t unusual this morning for her to stand in the kitchen “urging” her mother to hurry up. Then I saw the irony. “Shelby, instead of nagging your mom, why… Continue reading

I was digging holes for tomato plants with post hole diggers and after the fourth hole my post hole digging muscles were worn out. Quitting seemed like a grand idea. To me. My dad thought we needed a few more… Continue reading

My scanner works just fine. It really does. I have some friends who paid a lot of money for their super sonic, break the speed of sound scanners. To hear them brag on their babies makes me a little envious… Continue reading

Things don’t always work out the way we plan, but God can work out everything better than we imagine. In January, Sandra and I went on the South Beach Diet. For 2 months we strictly deprived ourselves of everything we… Continue reading

God revealed something to me the other day. My dad is impatient. That wasn’t the revelation. In my almost 46 years on the planet, I’ve known that one for at least 41 and a 1/2 of those years. Some context.… Continue reading

If you are in high school or college, slow down. Relax. Don’t hustle through trying to scurry on to the next stage. Careers and marriage will come. Enjoy what you have now. Long stretches. Long stretches of time, a couple… Continue reading

I strongly dislike yard work. I restrain from using the word “hate” and reserve it for anything related to household repairs and folding laundry. But I really don’t enjoy pulling weeds, raking leaves and sweeping the driveway free of those… Continue reading