This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever
by Rory Feek
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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory.
By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple way they chose to live; and how they loved each other every step of the way. But there is far more to the story.
"My life is very ordinary," says Rory. "On the surface, it is not very special. If you looked at it, day to show more day, it wouldn't seem like much. But when you look at it in a bigger context—as part of a larger story—you start to see the magic that is on the pages of the book that is my life. And the more you look, the more you see. Or, at least, I do."
In this vulnerable book, he takes us for the first time into his own challenging life story and what it was like growing up in rural America with little money and even less family stability.
This is the story of a man searching for meaning and security in a world that offered neither. And it's the story of a man who finally gives it all to a power higher than himself and soon meets a young woman who will change his heart forever.
In This Life I Live, Rory Feek helps us not only to connect more fully to his and Joey's story but also to our own journeys. He shows what can happen when we are fully open in life's key moments, whether when meeting our life companion or tackling an unexpected tragedy. He also gives never-before-revealed details on their life together and what he calls "the long goodbye," the blessing of being able to know that life is going to end and taking advantage of it. Rory shows how we are all actually there already and how we can learn to live that way every day.
A gifted man from nowhere and everywhere in search of something to believe in. A young woman from the Midwest with an angelic voice and deep roots that just needed a place to be planted. This is their story. Two hearts that found each other and touched millions of other hearts along the way.
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This is a comprehensive look back on the author’s life, including his marriage to fellow singer Joey who died of cancer too early. The author attributes much of his happiness and success to God. Religious beliefs play a major role in his life and in this book. While I expected much more about Joey based on the title, she was more of an afterthought in this work.
What a wonderful book. I came to know Rory and his beautiful, brave wife through his blog, so I could not wait to purchase his book. And it did not disappointment. Each chapter is short and written as if Rory is sitting and visiting with the reader. The stories are sweet, warm and moving; I could not put this book down.
One man's extraordinary, ordinary life and the woman who changed it forever. The love story of Joey & Rory---inviting you into the finals months of Joey's life as she battled cancer.
Wow.. what a wonderful love story. Such a sad ending. If you new the duo from country music you heart will break. If not it is a real life love story with reading/
What an extraordinary testimony that Rory has written! Such a heartbreaking and beautiful story he has written. What a great life story about the changes God can make in your life. I throughly enjoyed the book. It was an interesting and easy read. I will be reading the next book soon,
This book is amazing and inspiring. I love it!
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Grammy Award-winning artist Rory Feek is a true renaissance man, known as one of Nashville's premier songwriters, entrepreneurs, and out-of-the-box thinkers. He is a world-class storyteller, crossing all creative mediums, from music and film to books and the Internet, and is the New York Times bestselling author of This Life I Live. His online show more vignettes of unwavering faith and hope in the face of adversity inspire millions. Rory and his youngest daughter, Indiana, live an hour south of Nashville in an 1870s farmhouse near their family-owned diner, Marcy Jo's Mealhouse. show less
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