Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

Dennis Brady

  • Move On To Dessert

    I’m not the most consistent guy in the world, but I have learned that I can stick with things long enough to matter. In my younger days of naïveté, I would start things and attempt to stick with them. Diets,… Continue reading

  • Smarter

    My mom asked me the other day if she could bring her car to my house to wash it. My concrete driveway and long garden hose are more conducive to car washing. I’m not sure, but I think she set… Continue reading

  • Baby Keely Is 16 Today!

    Sixteen years ago today was the culmination of 6 months of solid praying and believing God for a miracle. It was a journey filled with many miracle sightings along the way. We learned to expect them. As Israel Houghton said,… Continue reading

  • Text First?

    Something has shifted. I think. It seems that telephone etiquette has changed. At least in my mind there’s a shift occurring. We used to think nothing of picking up the phone to call someone. And without caller ID the brave… Continue reading

  • Yeah I Noticed That

    Yeah I noticed that. That’s the last thing I want to hear a service provider say to me about a problem he noticed but didn’t fix. I took a “product” to be repaired on another issue and forgot to mention… Continue reading

  • Perfect Game

    Not many days are filled with 16 hours of fun. Most 16 hour days are about work, school, commuting, cooking dinner, taxiing kids around, saying things like, “yes, sir, I’ll get that to you as soon as possible.” That’s a… Continue reading

  • Pay A Professional

    Learning new things can be very painful. This is especially true when the new things are completely outside of your skill set. A couple of weeks ago I turned my lawnmower key and its response was “clickety, click, click, clickety,… Continue reading

  • But I Don’t Want To

    I’m headed to Atlanta Sunday for a day trip Braves game with Joel and each of our sons and our nephew Chris. We are all excited. Well, maybe not Will. He’s only 7 and doesn’t care a flipping fly ball about… Continue reading

  • Don’t Blame God

    I can’t blame God for everything. Or attribute every little thing that happens to me to him. If I say something offensive to a friend that ruins a relationship, do I say it’s just God’s will? If I show up… Continue reading

  • Soft Yet Strong

    “Soft yet strong.” Will read this on a package of toilet paper. He asked, “How can something be soft and strong?” Hmmm… Why did we teach him to read? I fumbled around with some words and it occurred to me… Continue reading

  • Press On and Praise Him

    Press on and praise Him when the door opens all the way, Press on and praise Him when it slams in your face. Press on and praise Him when a yes becomes a no, Press on and praise Him when… Continue reading

  • Tell A Lie

    Tell a lie sometimes. Really. We don’t always want to hear the truth from you. Yes, your bones and muscles may ache EVERYDAY, but you don’t need to tell us every time that we ask how you’re doing. Tell a… Continue reading

  • You Can’t Live Another Day Without Who?

    Just heard a song with the lyrics “I can’t live another day without you.” Really? Are you ready to gag? A bit melodramatic don’t you think? It sure puts a lot of pressure on the other person. I want Sandra… Continue reading

  • Process

    Process We use this word a lot at my company. We refer to it as the “P” word. It’s not a bad word, but it is a necessary one. I have learned in my 3 years on the job that… Continue reading

  • Start, Sputter and Stop

    Maybe I messed up the gas/oil mix. It’s possible. I mentioned in a previous post that my weed eater wouldn’t start. Prior to it not starting at all, it was functioning uncharacteristically sporadic. It would start, sputter and stop. Repeat… Continue reading

  • A and B

    Most people have a tension in their lives over 2 points. A and B. We’re at point A, yet we want to be at point B. The Bible instructs us to be content in all things and to give thanks… Continue reading

  • Apple

    The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. We’ve all heard that before and we’ve projected that burden on to others. “That guy’s a bum.” “Well, the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree. You know his daddy.”… Continue reading

  • Meant To Be

    My Saturday morning got started on a very frustrating note. I had to get up. Then I needed to mow the grass. The mower wouldn’t start. It just made a clicking sound. Problem with the battery or starter solenoid. According… Continue reading

  • Audio

    I love listening to podcasts of good preaching. I’ve even learned to appreciate audio books. And it’s not just preaching. I like business and sports podcasts as well, especially since fantasy football is right around the corner. But preaching is… Continue reading

  • Sudoku

    I really enjoy solving Sudoku puzzles. The easy ones. I’m over the hard ones. I’ve gotten 90% through them thinking I’m the reincarnation of Einstein only to realize that the whole thing is wrong. All wrong. There’s a way that… Continue reading

  • The Failed DVR Experience

    I had the very best of intentions. And they paved the way to 10 days of Time Warner hell. It started with an innocent remark by my dad that he wanted to record Duck Dynasty. Doesn’t everyone? I suggested that… Continue reading

  • Trade

    I recently sold my boat. I decided that I wasn’t a boat owner type. I love going out on a boat…if you own it, store it, haul it and maintain it. So feel free to invite me any time. I… Continue reading

  • The Coffee Conundrum

    I understand that sometimes we all have to take a stand on the issues. But we need to know that we are standing on facts, not fiction. Starbucks has recently attracted the wrath of Christians over what CEO Howard Schultz… Continue reading

  • Focus

    I operate a static video camera at church and the hardest part is keeping the pastor and worship leaders in focus. They move around a lot. Side to side, forward and back, up and down. When I have them in… Continue reading

  • At A Loss

    There are many things that I’m at a loss for…home repairs, car repairs, spreadsheets, algebra, Honey Boo Boo… I have no comprehension or aptitude for any of these things. I’m at a complete loss. And there’s one thing that really… Continue reading

  • 200

    Today is my 200th post. It took over 3 years to get here, but who’s counting? Ok, me. More than a third of the total has been written since April. This year. That’s when I turned this writing thing over… Continue reading

  • People Pleasing

    We all want people to like us. Don’t we? Anyone who says no is either lying or they are disturbed. We need people to like us, not the person they want us to be. And sometimes we fall into that… Continue reading

  • Staying Current

    Now I remember. I’m making a renewed effort to stay on top of current events because it’s embarrassing when someone asks me what I think of this or that and my response is, “What national disaster?” But now I remember… Continue reading

  • Side Effects

    I just heard a TV commercial for a certain drug to treat a certain issue. As always, all of the disclaimers were made at the end. This drug may cause this and that and ooohhh really, it can cause that?!… Continue reading

  • Self-Inject

    Will was upset about going to Tao Kwon Do yesterday. His big sister, Shelby, is out of town and he’s never been without her. I took him aside, looked him in the eyes and asked him a few questions. Are… Continue reading