A Time to Dance

I have read many of her books. This one did keep me in suspense. A true to life experience in many marriages. But love and God wins

I love how prayer and God's words worked to fulfill the needs of those floundering. It reminds us that God can fix anything; all we have to do is ask and wait for His answer.

Karen Kingsbury's A Time To Dance was a book I could not put down. I kept rooting for Abby and John Reynolds to stay together, for their love to survive. Abby thinks her husband John, the high school football coach may be having an affair with a new teacher at the school, who is very manipulative and would like to help this marriage fail.The marriage is on shaky ground even before the arrival of the provocative new teacher. They've simply grown apart over the years, each interested in their own lives and careers. Abby is actually practically having an online romance with her book editor. They decide to announce they are getting a divorce at a family meeting but their daughter beats them to it announcing first that she's getting married. So as not to cast a pall over their daughter's wedding, the couple decides to put off telling their three children about the divorce until after the wedding ceremony.Abby is forced to look at wedding gowns and get into scrapbooking with her daughter's overly chatty mother-in-law to be. The scrapbooking and other things the family does in preparation for the wedding make Abby feel things she doesn't want to feel, such as deep bitterness toward her husband, but it also makes her wonder if the marriage can be saved. John is also wondering if the marriage is truly doomed. But they're timing is always off and when one makes a gesture of reconciliation, the other rejects it. At time the book is gut wrenching, but it is a testimonial to the strength and courage of married love.

Great book the pain of getting a divorce is plainly stated and the agony that comes. Loved the ending. Thank you Karen

I love the way God was front and center in transforming lives in this story. What I didn’t like is the tough times dragged on for way too long. I look forward to reading the next book in this series. I’m hoping that some things are said once, twice…but the max three times.

I wanted to love this book and for the most part I really did but Abby was a little too much. I wish she had taken a little more responsibility and been a little less cold. Indifference or even at peace with the situation, I know she was hurt and lost but she just came across so mean spirited. Regardless I plan to read the next book and will continue to read books by Karen Kingsbury.

This book was so realistic in telling the story of a marriage in trouble that I found myself yelling at the characters! Having been through some rough times in my own marriage and seeing what John and Abby are doing to each other and themselves, it is hard to take a times. But Karen Kingsbury does her usual masterful job of bringing the plot along to a believable and great conclusion. It is so good to be reminded in fiction, just as in real life, that God is faithful and rescues us from ourselves with grace and mercy. This is a wonderful departure (for me) from stories of much younger couples who are in the first bloom of love. It shows how even storybook romances can take too many hits and be sinking. I love how the daughter's own romance and impending wedding are part of the healing journey.

So nice how the writer pulled in God's plan for how eagles show their trust and care for each other in comparison to a marriage and how we as a person in a marriage need to trust, love and hold onto our spouse through tough times

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I was reading it page by page it made me realise that it is so easy to take each other for granted to make hard decisions based on our on speculations of what the other must think or feel. I loved the ending - without giving it away, you will not regret buying this book (or the sequel The Time to Embrace).

What can I say? As always a great story. Karen is so blessed with the gift God has given her to write these books.

A brilliant author

a wonderful book full of hope and love and reality concening marriage and life's difficulties ; i enjoyed this 2 book series very much and hope there will be more in this series!

Fantastic story couldn't but the book down!