Author: Kelly Bea

Dreaming…

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We went to bed dreaming that night and woke up day dreaming the next day. Both of us would come home from work and talk about the farm. We couldn’t get it out of our minds at all. I felt like we were little kids who’s parents just told them they where they going for vacation and all they could do is dream about the things they were going to do. That was us! Dreaming of being on the farm, being close to our family again, dreaming of what kind of living we could make on the farm.

Kevin’s dad bought that farm piece by piece in his younger years. He worked the land, hunted the land, got the land involved in government and TVA programs and loved the farm. He was so proud of that farm. Kevin’s brother loved that farm, too. Kevin lost his brother in 2011 and his dad in 2016. When Kevin is there he feels close to them and the memories of his childhood are more vivid.

I am country girl. I was raised in Farmersville, Kentucky. I love having the dirt between my toes, playing in the creek, finding a quiet spot and watching the animals go about their day. Give me a shade tree and good book and I am a happy girl.

If you would of asked as a year and half ago if we would ever move back to Kentucky we would of blurted out NO in a heartbeat. We just never felt the need to go back home. What changed? We aren’t really sure. Covid happened and that sure did change a lot of things. It definitely changed our perspective on few things. Both our boys moved out in 2020 making us empty nesters. My husband is very much ready for a career change. I am always up for an adventure. Our parents are older and being closer to them would be nice.

After of week of this dream not leaving our minds EVER, we decided to tell our moms and see what they thought. My mom said she always knew we’d be back someday and Kevin’s mom was shocked. She said she figured our son Baily would end up on the farm, but not us. We told them we don’t know when or if it will happen, but we think we really want it to happen so telling them makes it real and we know having them praying for it to happen can only help.

My husband had just turned 49 so we decided to make it a goal to be on our way to the farm by the time he was 50. That gives us a full year to really know if this is where God is leading us. A full year to figure out letting go of our home and jobs here and starting new in Kentucky. A year for our boys and friends here in Alabama to get use to the idea.

Sometimes God gives you what you think you wanted to show you want you really need

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Back in May a job opportunity presented itself to me out of the blue. I was beyond excited that this fell into my lap and was going to do my best to show that I really was the girl for the job. With each passing day my plate grew fuller and fuller. I began to question is this really what I want? I was quite happy where I am. Now it was as if I was going 90 to nothing–was this how it would always be in this new role? Is the title worth it? Is the money worth this? I began to question is this what I really want. I began to pray for guidance.

All the time this is going on with me, my husband is battling his own work demons. He had been doing the same job for nearly 15 years and in the same career for 24 years. He was so ready to just let it all go. He would tell me how he just wanted work outside, get his hands dirty, not be stuck at desk or have his eyes glued to a computer screen. I had been praying over him and his job for a long while. Little did I know God was about to answer in a huge and unexpected way.

The job opportunity ended up not working out and all I felt was relief. When I went home and told my husband he felt so bad for me until I told him how relieved I was that it worked out the way it did. I told him that I think God was showing me that this is not what I really wanted or needed. I told him I was going to continue to pray for Him to guide us both.

A few nights later my husband I are were talking about the farm and started having us a little “dream session”. I can not for the life of me remember how the subject even came up, but I know we were dreaming about the possibility of putting a cabin on the farm that way when we go to visit our family we have our own little place to stay. We really love the peacefulness we get when we are on the farm. Its in the middle of no where and all you hear are the sounds of nature, you see a million stars at night and its full of God’s creations. Kevin put a picture of the farm up on the TV and showed me where he always wanted to build and it was the exact same spot that I always loved. Its a beautiful spot with great views and backs up to the woods and a great little spot I use to go hunting with one of my boys.

That night we went to bed thinking about building a cabin on the farm for when we visit…

The night we picked our spot!

Hey Yall! Welcome to my blog!

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I am Kelly Bea, wife to Kevin and mama to two boys. Well, they are grown men now, but to me they will always be my boys. Kevin and I met in February 1995 while attending school at Murray State University. He was the outgoing lead singer and guitar player of a popular band and I was that shy girl. If you went to MSU in early to mid-90’s you knew his band and the name–it was a name most won’t forget. 😉 We went on to marry in August of 96 and graduate the following May. We also found out we were expecting Baily that May.

In the years that followed we moved from Murray to Owensboro and on to Seattle, Washington for an adventure of a lifetime. Our son, Eric was born while we were in Washington. After that we settled in Lynnville, IN for 4 years before taking a chance on moving to Alabama! For the past 17 years we have raised our boys in the little town of New Market, just outside of Huntsville. We have made some amazing friends, watched our boys grow into men, went on a few adventures and just tried to live as big a life as can.

We became empty nesters in December 2020. Its really an odd time in life. You love that quiet you are getting for the first time in a long time, but you also don’t like it. You love the freedom, but you miss a little of chaos a full house brings. You miss what you had, but you also love this new phase.

Now here we are in the middle of 2021 and boy is life changing. It’s time for another adventure. It is one that came out of the blue and we thought we could ease into over the next year or so, but God has had other plans. In the past 8 weeks A LOT has happened and I felt compelled to blog about this new adventure. To share with you our journey of letting go of the stress and worry and putting our faith in God and seeing where it leads.

When the next post drops it will take you to the middle of May when this dream, adventure, leap of faith begins to unfold…