Eric Church Admits He’s ‘At Times Hard To Love’
Eric Church and his wife Katherine celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on January 8. You don’t hear too much about Eric’s personal life with his wife and two kids, but he did tell us about Katherine not too long ago.
Church recently said of Katherine, “True love to me is when you love a person in spite of all their fallibilities, and for me, I have a lot of ‘em.”
He added, “I’m definitely at times hard to love, and that’s what’s great about Katherine and the way she loves me. She loves me in spite of those things and really for those things.”
Eric married the then-music publisher Katherine Blasingame at West Glow Resort in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. At the wedding, Church performed “You Make It Look So Easy,” a song he wrote for his bride.
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Through his nonprofit Chief Cares, Church recently bought land near Newland, North Carolina. His plan: building 40 new homes for people devastated by Hurricane Helene. The community will include shared areas, like a gathering place and walking paths.
The $850,000 purchase on Hickory Nut Gap Road kicks off a bigger dream – 100 homes throughout western North Carolina. Clayton Homes will provide manufactured homes, while crews work on the challenging task of putting in roads and utilities.
Harsh winter weather and property negotiations caused delays. Rather than Easter, the first homes will now show up in June 2025. Careful planning ensures these homes sit on elevated land, away from areas that tend to flood.
Helene’s destruction cost North Carolina $59.6 billion, with $44.4 billion in direct damage. The powerful storm forced 145 medical facilities to close and wiped out critical water systems.
Eric told ABC News, “This song, ‘Darkest Hour,’ was the best way I could think to try to help… This is not a quick thing to fix, so hopefully ‘Darkest Hour’ will be able to contribute to that for a long time to come.”
