And Then We Danced

The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, "I do." The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy's heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, "You'll never amount to anything." The foundation of a marriage forms in the soul of a little girl, when three neighbor boys sexually abuse her in the dark corner of a barn. And, so often, the foundations upon which marriages are built are not strong enough to weather the storms that come after "I do": the tragedies, the depression, and the infidelity send shivers through the already cracked foundation, and too often the structure collapses. But it doesn't have to. This is the true story of a marriage, told in alternating perspectives from the man and woman who lived it, felt it, and fought to keep it together.