A Time to Dance (Karen Kingsbury)

I really enjoyed this book! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a reminder that a marriage is always a work in progress. I've been married to my husband for 17 years now and unfortunately, we had a "bump in the road" that caused us to stop, reexamine our marriage, and ultimately stop taking each other for granted. It made us stronger than ever. "A Time to Dance" makes you pull for the characters to find what brought them together in the beginning, and at the same time, it makes you do the same.

I love this book. One of Kingsbury's best. As you take this journey with the Reynolds family you feel like you have known them all your life. The thing I loved most about the book was the honest true to life struggles that Kingsbury gives to her characters. This story gives great hope that faith in God can get you through any obstacle that you may face in life. A great story of reconciliation that I would recommend to everyone.

Not only is Karen Kingsbury my favorite author, but this is one of her best books yet!!! She will make you laugh and cry as you read it, but it is also a great inspiration and a heartfelt story that will touch you deeply, making this book no exception. I plan to purchase and keep her whole entire library of books and share them with many people. Karen has touched countless lives with her excellent well-written books, all of which touch her readers with her very realistic stories that could be the stories of anyone on the planet. This one will especially touch those who have or who are currently struggling in their marriages, and I guarantee it will help inspire you to love your spouse in ways you may not ever loved before!!! This one is a must-read for sure!

Karen Kingsbury has once again created a masterpiece. A Time to Dance was both troubling and encouraging. It showed the differences between slefish love and true love. The book focused around two contrasting couples, a husband (John) and wife (Abby) struggling in their marriage and deciding that divorce is the only answer, and their daughter (Nicole) and her boyfriend (Matt) who have found true love. Kingsbury's description of John and Abby's struggle makes you feel like you are going through it. Her characters and their situations feel so real to life. When you look at John and Abby you are reminded that love, no matter how strong, can be compromised by everyday life. As you get into your daily routine it is easy to forget the people you love. The most important message found in the book is this: With God's help, anything is possible. Love that has died can be rekindled when you put God in the center of your relationships, work hard to do your part, and be willing to forgive o... Read more

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... Read more