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Book Overview:
Now raising their four-year-old daughter, Indiana, alone, after his wife Joey’s passing, Rory Feek digs deeper into the soil of his life, the unusual choices he and his wife made together and the ones he’s making now to lead his family into the future.
A raw and vulnerable look deeper into Rory’s heart, Once Upon a Farm: Lessons On Growing Love, Life, And Hope On A New Frontier is filled with powerful stories of love, life, hope and the insights that one extraordinary, ordinary man has gleaned along the way.
About the Author:
Rory Feek is a New York Times Bestselling author, and GRAMMY-winning singer and songwriter. He is most well-known as one-half of Joey+Rory, a country music duo he began with his wife, Joey. The couple captured the hearts of many as Rory chronicled their love story, the birth of their daughter Indiana and Joey’s cancer battle on his blog, This Life I Live, as well as their preparation for her passing in March 2016 at age 40. Since, he’s released a documentary, To Joey, With Love and a memoir, This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever (Thomas Nelson). He has three daughters and lives on a farm south of Nashville with the youngest, four-year-old Indiana, where they garden vegetables, raise animals and live a simpler life.
A few of the pages show photos of the author and his family, both past and present.
My Review:
I've never been familiar with Joey+Rory as the country music duo. I rarely listen to that genre of music so I knew nothing of them. Until....
One day I stumbled upon an article that spoke of Rory and Joey Feek's blog. The article told of a couple who was going through so many moments and so many emotions as they prepared for the death of Joey who had terminal cancer. I became intrigued and started paying more attention to articles related to the family, wanting to know how they were doing. Joey ultimately died in March 2016.
The story of the couple with an astounding love for each other and a great faith in God tugged at my heartstrings. Further yet, they had a small child with Down Syndrome. Rory Feek continues to live in the farmhouse he shared with Joey and their children, where he is busy raising Indiana, their daughter who has Down Syndrome, and where Joey has been laid to rest in the family cemetery on the farm that she loved.
Be ready to embark on a life then and a life now when you read Once Upon a Farm: Lessons On Growing Love, Life, And Hope On A New Frontier. Author, Rory Feek, takes readers on a journey of his life as he continues to raise Indiana, and stories of experiences he had with Joey. Rory also talks about his two older daughter, Hope and Heidi. He exhibits great love to them, even if their lifestyle doesn't align with his. The feelings are raw and tender, and the stories are heartfelt and inspirational. Rory reminds us to keep strong in faith and turn to God regardless of what season of life we're in.
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50 comments:
I am very familiar with their sad story.
I have followed their sad story. Joey was so strong and courageous til the end.
I've known of joey & rory since their song 'that's important to me' was played on CMT a lot.
I am not aware of Rory Feek.
I am not familiar with Rory Feek, and the story of his wife and daughter.
Yes I am very familiar. My husband and I met them when she was alive at CMA festival fan booth. We also watched their variety show on direct TV. They were s truly loving and warm couple.
Sounds like a thought provoking book. Thanks for the.
I am slightly familiar with the story.
I know the story and it's sad.
Tracy Shafer
I am only slightly aware of their story.
I do not know their story, but they look vaguely familiar.
Yes, I'm familiar with them and their story.
I'm familiar with their story. I remember watching the documentary and crying my eyes out!
Yes, I followed their blog through Joey's illness and still follow Rory today
I started following his blog maybe a year before the death of his wife. Their TV show was fun. His first book seemed to be a painfully introspective look at his life. I cried.
I am familiar with the story. It was so sad when his wife died.
I've heard a little about it.
Yes I followed them since they started singing.Joeys illness was so heartbreaking. I cried when she died.Watching her memorial service was beautiful & sad all at the same time.She was a beautiful soul.I'd love to own this book.I have his book This Life I Live.Thank you for the chance ☺
I know a little bit about them but not much
I'm not familiar with their music, however I am familiar with their story.
I followed their story a few months before she passed. I went and listened to their music. It was such a sad and touching story.
I followed their cancer journey and saw he wrote a book. Thank you for reviewing it.
I have heard of this tragic story but yet very inspiring also..
I'm not familiar with this story
Yes, I am very familiar with their story.
I am familiar with the story. So sad.
im am
I am not but sounds interesting!
I am familiar with their story. It was heartbreaking when Joey passed.
Rebecca Orr
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i remember the wife dying. that's all i know about them.
she will be missed by the groups she was a great singer
we used to go to festal and she sing with Rhonda Vinenct and they played at silver dollar city here in mo
Yes, I am aware!
mia2009(at)comcast(dot)net
Yes, I have followed Rory and Joey's story for a number of years....very moving beautiful life story...
healthywannabe@frontiernet.net
Yes I have heard their story....would be interested to read this.
I am familiar with their story. I would love to read this book!!
I'm semi familiar with it, I'd like to know more though.
Yes, I am familiar with the family. I would be very excited to read this.
I am familiar with their story.
Yes, I am familiar with their story.
Yes I'm familiar with them and their story. I follow them on facebook.
I am familiar Rory & Joey Feek and their sad story. I love their beautiful music and I would love to read Rory's book! Thanks for the chance!
I loved Rory and Joey's music and it was so sad when their beautiful little daughter lost her mom to cancer. I hope she and her Dad can still have a great life together
I am familiar in terms of her illness and their strength and love during that ordeal. But I don't really know much about them separate from that.
I'm not familiar with them at all. But this book sounds so inspirational that I'd love to read it.
Yes, I'm familiar with them.
I have followed their story and I am a fan of their music. I would love the chance to read his new book.
No, I am not familiar with their story.
I am very familiar with him and his lovely wife and daughters. So sad about his wife passing.
I seem to recall reading something about him and this book on Goodreads, but I'm not sure. It sounds like a wonderful book as I really like memoirs. Thanks and God Bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol dot com
Sounds like a powerful book! It's nice when they add photos to a personal memoir.
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