Kenneth in KennethBaucum.com | May 5, 2017

I do.

I, Kenneth Baucum, take you, Carol Person, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Being Pro-Choice for Life

There are many controversial issues in life that divide our culture. Sometimes, they are important matters worth fighting for, and sometimes they are not. Yet here we are, day by day, running around leaving comments on Facebook, tweets on Twitter, and poking our fingers in the faces of people we see at the mall trying […]

Story time with Kenneth and Carol

In a way that only God could do, two hearts have been knit together, stitch by stitch, smile by smile, wink by wink, tear by tear, hug by hug, word by word, trial by trial, and two bodies, believed to have two souls, now realize that in many ways — they are the same soul. […]

Save the date!

She said YES!

Talk about a magical two and a half weeks! After years of being aware of each other’s existence, a handful of months being strictly platonic friends, God decided to turn our hearts this past February and give us a desire to grow together. Since I asked permission to pursue her, things have moved very quickly […]

God is so good

God has put some really good people in my life. It’s refreshing to see how He orchestrates things and pulls your thoughts toward Him and toward specific ideas day after day, weaving together the fibers of different conversations and creating a special blanket of love, hope, and grace to cover my shortcomings. To see Him […]

Perspective

per·spec·tive [per-spek-tiv] noun a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective. a picture employing this technique, especially one in which it is prominent: an architect’s perspective of a house. a visible scene, especially one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an […]

The Start of Something New

This isn’t the first time I’ve written about change, or about doing something different. In fact, it’s not going to be the last. In business, often we get the impression that we’re failures if something doesn’t go well or we make a mistake. If you think about it, that’s not what makes you fail – […]

Unlocking Fullness

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and […]

Wishful Thinking

I’ve heard it so many times before, “you better be careful what you wish for.” The phrase is so true and so applicable it hurts sometimes. I started off this week in the woods begging God to help me regain control of some things in my life. I don’t need to go into all of […]

Gratitude

Sometimes an expression of gratitude seems inadequate. I’ve noticed that when one person tells another thank you, it usually comes from the heart: which is not a bad place to start. Of course, the ever-popular thanks comes in sometimes as well. It seems to me, however, that thanks doesn’t cut down into where it needs […]

Maybe Rain

“Maybe Rain” by Terry Esau What’a doin’? Standing in the rain. You’re gonna get wet. I know, I’m hoping to. You could catch a cold. Maybe. Wanna borrow my umbrella? No thanks. Why not? Then I wouldn’t get wet. You’re crazy. Maybe. What’s so great about getting wet? What’s so great about being dry? Dry is […]

Somewhere between respect and patience

“This world of ours…must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower It’s really very easy to be a jerk. For some, it can be easy to be nice. I’m not entirely sure what divides these two groups of people. […]

Praying for Miracles

Dear Lord, I’m trying to step up to the plate on this. Please meet me there, I’d like to work with you. All my love, Kenneth

9/11

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Do you remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard about the 9/11 attacks? Tell me in the comments section […]

where would I be?

. . . but for the help and love of those who have treated me so well throughout my life, where would I be? When I forgot to thank them, they kept on giving. When I forgot to listen, they kept speaking. When I forgot to observe their ways, they kept on doing right. Thank […]

old friends

Meeting up with old friend is usually more fun than can ever be imagined. Make a conscious effort to keep up with people and make genuine contact with them often. You don’t want to be the guy that only comes around when he needs something. When was the last time you said “hello” to your […]

Free hugs

I came across a screenshot on the web a few weeks ago and every time I see it again, I tear up at the thought of the mental and emotional war that someone must be going though to endure the physical pain that creates battle scars. I wonder, has my trouble been bad enough that this […]