Singer Joey Feek Having 'Serious Talks with Jesus,' Ready to Go Home, Posts Husband Rory Feek Beside Dying Singer

Julie Brown Patton : Jan 12, 2016
Gospel Herald

Rory said he believes God knew he would need Joey to tell him goodbye, "not just once, but a thousand times."

In an emotional blog post from singer Rory Feek Saturday, entitled "when I'm gone," he for the first time shared that he and his wife, popular vocalist Joey Martin Feek of their bluegrass country singing duo Joey+Rory, acknowledged she's truly dying and they needed to start saying goodbye. "I'd like to tell you that she's doing great and is going to beat this thing. But I can't," penned Rory, as he revealed Joey's pain and discomfort have increased daily and the morphine dosage needed to help her comfort has had to be quadrupled in the last four days. (Photo via Gospel Herald)

"Yesterday with tears in her eyes and mine, Joey held my hand and told me that she has been having serious talks with Jesus. She said she told Him that if He's ready to take her... she's ready to come home," shared Rory, 49.

"When I'm Gone," is a reference to an actual song written by one of the Feeks' friends, Sandy Lawrence, who, years ago, wrote a song for her mother from whom she was caring as she was passing away. Joey and Rory recorded the song in 2012, not realizing how close to home it eventually would hit.

"We knew the recording was special and our hope was that the song's message might help someone who is in the midst of losing someone they love or who has already lost someone and are trying to make sense of it all," Rory posted. "Someone like me... and my girls. And..."

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