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Despite her passing back in March, Joey Feek is“still alive,” according to her husband Rory Feek. The country singer opened upto Billboard in his first interview since losing his wife to cancer.
“I don't understand everything. I don'tunderstand all of the Bible, nor did my wife -- but I understand what faith is,and what faith requires,” the 51-year-old said. “Faith requires faith, and thatnever really stops. She had a very strong faith, and that never wavered. Thesame thing with me.”
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He continued, “Just because things don't workout the way that you hoped they would, doesn't mean that God isn't still incharge. It's still his plans and not ours, so I don't feel like my faith haswavered at all.”
A LOOK AT JOEY AND RORY FEEK'S LOVE STORY
Rory documented his wife's journey on his blog This Life I Live, which inspired many with Joey's moving story. “We're just thankful to bea part of something good. That's all we ever want to do. In particular, we wantto be part of something good in a marriage,” he reflected on his site. “We don't want it tojust look good on the outside, for our faith to look strong. We want itto be strong -- we're always working on that.”
In the interview, Rory also revealed that he andJoey recorded their last project Hymns, while she was in chemotherapy. Rory shared, “That'swhat she loved: to sing and make music. Hymns was important to her.”
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He explained, “Joey and I believein the magic of songwriting, of performing and of living your life -- that younever know what's just around the corner. It may not always be the amazingthings you dreamed of, but sometimes it is,” he said. “I think both her and Ifeel like even though this chapter is a hard one to go alone, it's where we'resupposed to be.”
Now listening to the music he created with Joeyhas brought him “a lot of peace” during his grieving process. “I don't want to hide from her, or hermemory, or those feelings. I want to embrace them and keep her as close to meas possible,” the country artist said.
RORY FEEK'S PRECIOUS MOMENTS WITH DAUGHTER INDIANA
Rory admitted that often in the mornings he andhis two-year-old daughter Indiana play the couple’s Hymns record together. “Indianawill do sign language to "Jesus Loves Me," just like she would withher mother,” he said. “And then there are other times ... I'm makingeggs, and emotional, and Indy doesn't quite understand it. But that's part ofit -- it's OK. I listen to it a lot, actually.”
He added, “I watch through our videos a lot.Being able to watch the videos, she's still alive. Hearing the music, she'sstill alive.”