In the past couple of months, she’s vacationed with her family, grown vegetables in her own garden, and devoted time to her photography website. Now that the film has wrapped, Garth has a little down time for her other passions. READ MORE: KAREN KINGSBURY’S INSPIRING ENCOUNTER IN NEW YORK CITY “It was a calling to do the project for ,” she says. She also says she felt drawn to this project because the faith element in Kingsbury’s novels reminded her of her father, a man of strong faith. she wants to have her own story, too.”Ī mother of three daughters ages 18, 13, and 9, Garth knows what it’s like to prioritize family. “She took a backseat to her husband, who is a prominent high school football coach in their community. “Abby had sort of given up on her life in order to raise her kids and be her husband’s wife,” she explains.

Garth describes the personal struggle her character went through after sacrificing her own ambitions for her children: “And time allows them to revisit memories and remember why they fell in love.” “Life interrupts their plan to divorce,” Garth tells. They decide to throw in the towel, but before they can break the news to their grown children, their oldest daughter announces her engagement-along with the news that she plans to get married on her parents’ 22nd anniversary.Ībby and John agree to delay the news of their split until after the wedding in order to avoid tainting their daughter’s special day. 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? Discover the resiliency of boundless love, the power of commitment, and the amazing faithfulness of God in A Time to Dance.READ MORE: ROOTS REMAKE AIMS TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATIONĪ Time to Dance tells the story of seemingly perfect couple Abby (Garth) and John Reynolds (Dan Payne), two high school sweethearts who get married, have kids, and along the way, lose their connection as husband and wife. Abby and John determine not to ruin their daughter's season of happiness, but as the wedding nears they are haunted by questions.

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.

They are strangers whose days of dancing seem gone forever. 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. John and Abby Reynolds were the perfect couple, sharing a love born of childhood friendship and deep family ties.

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