Faced with a rocky marriage, dead end job, and a disrespectful son, John Claiborne`s (Randy Travis) life has become a big ball of frustration. As a child growing up in Mississippi, he dealt with an abusive father and a rather laid back mother. In those days there was only one person he could count on to befriend him and that came in the form of a young, mentally challenged woman. The two shared the same dream of one day building a plane that would eventually fly them away from their problems. One day, tragedy strikes leaving John and his mom alone. Now in his adult years, a mysterious letter forces John to come face-to-face with his past.