The Road Ahead

Some News

Okay. So, at the end of August, about a month ago, we lost my mother to cancer. I didn't even know she had it. My parents kept it from u for years. I guess because they wanted us to not worry about it.

That's why I haven't been writing lately. But something so incredible and shocking also happened that day.

As soon as Luke tweeted that night...

I tweeted him, "@LukeBryanOnline You don't know how much just this simple tweet means to me."

After I tweeted that, I shut twitter off and went outside with my siblings to get out of what felt like a suffocating home. I was with my best friend too.

We hung out for an hour before I sent her home. After that, I logged back on twitter to see "Marls and Luke Bryan have liked your tweet." I thought nothing of it, since a lot of people follow me and have his name for theirs. So, I clicked the notification and saw that little blue checkmark and started bawling.

Here's the proof.

I thought that it was the most wonderful thing in the world. My hero had liked I tweet I had sent his way on the day my mom died. It was pure bliss. I wouldn't have even tweeted that if I didn't mean it. That tweet made me smile, I never thought I could smile again that day.

I thanked him about a million times for it.

I finally ended up writing this today for him. And I have cried after I wrote it, so be warned. But it is literally how I feel about him and I can't thank him enough. It's called, He's Luke.

He's not just a man. He's not just a person through a phone screen. He's not just a country singer. He's everything I could ever dream. He's Luke.

And maybe he's clumsy. Maybe he makes mistakes. Maybe he makes inappropriate comments. But he's Luke.

He's a southern gentleman. He's the stars to my sky. He's the rain to my cloud. He's the light to my sunny day. He's the pollen to my flower. He's Luke.

And I don't care what people say. Thomas Luther Bryan is the greatest man to ever live. He's helped me through grief. He was there for me when I needed him most. And I love him for it. Because he's Luke.

Only one person can say they helped someone smile on the day their mother left the world. And he's Luke.

I love him. He's more than just a person. He's my hero. He's my angel. And he was there when nobody else could be. I miss my mom, I always will, but Luke's making the pain more bearable. And if there's anyone I would want to drink a beer and spend one more day with, it'd be her.