On the verge of having an affair, John is no more the man Abby married than she is the long-ago girl of his dreams. But John and Abbey are about to lose it all. They are envied by their friends, cherished by their children, admired by their peers. But will it end in divorce? John and Abby Reynolds were the perfect couple, sharing a love born of childhood friendship and deep family ties.

Is the decision they've made irreversible? Are there times when marriage - even the marriage between two people of faith - is truly beyond repair? And is it possible, alone in the moonlight on an old wooden pier, to once more find.a time to dance?ĭiscover the resiliency of boundless love, the power of commitment, and the amazing faithfulness of God in A Time to Dance.Īmazing heartwarming and full of godly love. They gather their three children to announce their plans, but before they can speak, their daughter makes an announcement of her own she's getting married in the summer.Ībby and John determine not to ruin their daughter's season of happiness, but as the wedding nears they are haunted by questions. They are strangers whose days of dancing seem gone forever. John and Abby Reynolds were the perfect couple, sharing a love born of childhood friendship and deep family ties. The first novel in Karen Kingsbury's celebrated series about the power of commitment and the amazing faithfulness of God.They celebrated their love with a dance. What happened to the love and commitment that held them together for so long? Is it still there somewhere under all the pain and misunderstanding? And is it still possible, alone in the moonlight on an old wooden pier, to once more find. But questions begin to haunt them as the date draws nearer. They can pretend a little longer-until after the wedding. How can they spoil her joy with their announcement? But at the family meeting where they plan to tell their children, Nicole shares a surprise of her own: she's getting married, and she wants to have a marriage as happy as her parents’.

In fact, they're waiting for the right time to tell the kids they're going to divorce after 21 years of marriage. But John and Abby know they're just pretending to be happy. John and Abby Reynolds are the perfect couple-envied by their friends, cherished by their children, admired by their peers. But is that the real reason their marriage is about to crash? Now a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel event! Abby Reynolds, the wife of a high-school football coach in a small Illinois town, suspects her husband, John, of having an affair.

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