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celebrated in this home as a family. There had been occasions when aunts, uncles, and cousins came to visit and by the end of the evening, everyone was gathered around the fireplace engaged in everything from playful banter to weighty conversations. Many weekends were spent inside watching movies or playing board games when the weather was too wet and the temperature was too cold to do anything other than feed and hay the cattle, play outdoors for a as long as they could stand the cold and then come back into the house.
    Randa sat down on the leather sofa next to John, placed her hand on his for a moment, and turned toward him. Looking into his eyes, the twinkle in them danced before her eyes, delighting her heart.
    John spoke, “I know that Fox has plans for the four of us to have dinner together tomorrow night. I don’t know what you and Taylor have in mind for the rest of the weekend, but I would love it if you and I could spend some time together tomorrow.”
    “That sounds splendid John. Taylor has a cousin who lives nearby that she is going to visit, but I am free.”
    “That’s great! Do you like to ride horses?” John asked.
    “I haven’t ridden a horse since I was a little girl, but I enjoyed it immensely then.”
    “Fantastic! We have some quarter horses, which are very gentle and easy to ride. Majesty will be perfect for you. She is easy to handle and yet just as much of a strong animal as the rest of them are.”
    “That sounds perfect. Thanks so much for asking me.”
    “It’s my pleasure Randa. I haven’t spent a day in the company of a beautiful lady in quite some time, especially one who seems to have uh….” John paused. He seemed to be at a loss for the right words and unable to finish his sentence. Randa was waiting patiently, looking at him.
    “A compassionate and understanding heart,” he finished. Standing up, John pulled Randa to her feet to follow him back through the kitchen and outside to a concrete patio. He walked over to the built-in stereo system and turned it on. He found a local country station and left it on adjusting the volume as he looked above. The sky was full of sparkling stars and there was a full glowing moon above it all. “Drift Off to Dream” began to play. John walked over to Randa and leaned in close to her, asking, “May I have this dance?” Randa’s dazzling smile lit up the night as John took her into his arms and they began to sway to the melody and Travis Tritt’s rustic words.
    Randa’s svelte body fit perfectly into John’s strong well-built physique. Being 6’2” in height, he was a full six inches taller than Randa, but the difference felt perfect to him. John closed his eyes and pressed his face into her lustrous hair, inhaling its invigorating fragrance. Oh how he was enjoying this angel who seemed to have dropped directly out of heaven and into his busy, yet empty life. It was teeming of work and responsibility, but his heart was barren and devoid of romantic love. Randa was awakening his long dormant senses and desires. He placed a gentle kiss on her head as the song ended. Randa looked up at the sky and mouthed a few words.
    “Did you just wish upon a star?”
    Randa laughed softly. “Not exactly. I wished upon the moon. Kind of silly, right?”
    “Of course not!” John told her.
    “It almost seems to be a lifelong habit. Whenever I see a full moon, I close my eyes and make a wish. For a very long time, I always wished for the same thing.”
    “What was that?”
    “As a child I had a brief encounter with someone. My wish was to see him again, but it wasn’t to be.”
    John was listening to Randa, simply amazed at her capacity to wholeheartedly believe in someone, unlike many adults and even children who became jaded somewhere along their path in life due to other’s damaging words and actions. To continue to bounce back from disappointment and not become skeptical was the sign of a truly strong spirit. John knew that deep down his