A TIME TO DANCE

A TIME TO DANCE is a TV movie about a man who marries his high school sweetheart, but 20 years later they aren’t happy, so they have to be reminded why they married in the first place. A TIME TO DANCE has a positive Christian, moral message extolling marriage and is an entertaining movie from the Hallmark Channel.

John is headed to a major college with a football scholarship, and the one person he wants to bring with him is his high school sweetheart, Abby. Right then and there, John proposes to Abby before he leaves. Twenty plus years later, John and Abby have had two children, and John is now the coach of his old high school team.

However, Abby feels like she’s never been able to accomplish her dreams of becoming a writer. She also thinks John has been cheating on her with a woman, who also works at the high school, though there is no evidence of that. At this point, the couple is ready to write up the divorce papers.

When their daughter and son, Nicole and John Jr., come home, John and Abby think they can tell them about the divorce. However, when Nicole surprises them to say she’s engaged to Matt, they feel they can’t say anything. Nicole has brought Matt home, and the two of them say they are very encouraged by Abby and John’s relationship throughout the years.

As Matt and Nicole prepare for their wedding day, John and Abby are reminded of the things that made them fall in love. In fact, Matt and Nicole take John and Abby to meet their pastor about the wedding plans and his marriage counseling with the new couple. This too helps remind John and Abby of their commitment to one another. However, when Abby sees John’s coworker at the engagement party, she’s enraged, thinking he could be having an affair.

A TIME TO DANCE is an entertaining Hallmark Channel movie based on a Karen Kingsbury novel. Some of the acting could have been better, but overall it is good. Better year, A TIME TO DANCE has a positive Christian, moral message about staying committed to a marriage, even in hard times.