The Sun Neither Rises nor Sets

by Kim LM Longstreet, Richard Longstreet (Illustrator)

Overview

Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, and co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, spoke with Kim LM Longstreet in 2023 about her book "The Sun Neither Rises nor Sets". Kim's work as an advocate for wellness has inspired people to motivate their body, mind, spirit, and soul to work collaboratively to find inner peace.
Kim's childhood was fraught with abuse and at the age of six years old she had an encounter with her higher power that set the tone for her life's journey. She was told to "trust me and you will find out what it is all for." Years later at the age of thirty-six she penned "Life's Holy Rhymes" and contends that she co-authored it with her higher power. Nineteen years after Life's Holy Rhymes was written, she felt the nudge to get the book published.
The word soul is mentioned over eight hundred times in The Sun Neither Rises nor Sets. When asked by Jack what her book teaches people that they might find especially helpful, Kim shared that "it's not selfish to want to find your soul, take care of yourself, do the wellness, and do the things that you need to do in life." Jack's response: "Right. Owning all of yourself. Being yourself. Being authentic. It's a lot easier. I love it."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781039170438
Publisher:	FriesenPress
Publication date:	06/12/2023
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Kim Longstreet volunteers for and advocates for many causes in her community, currently giving her time to the RJ Streetz Foundation and establishing services for people struggling with substance use disorders. She enjoys being in nature and believes in the healing power of meditation, yoga, and prayer. She lives with her dog, Max, in Brandon, Manitoba.

Editorial Reviews

2023-05-18
Longstreet’s book of rhymes and meditations on faith also chronicles a painful childhood filled with abuse.

In this religious memoir, the author chronicles her journey overcoming loss, pain, and abuse while moving toward devout Christianity. When Longstreet was a child, her father abandoned the family, and her mother died in a plane crash. She and her brother were raised in foster care, where they worked on their uncaring guardians’ property and were regularly beaten. In this period, she relished the hour a week spent at the local church, where she could finally find some peace and a way to feel unconditional love. “I cannot tell you what God looks like, but His presence was a warmth you cannot see with your eyes,” she writes of the intense spiritual feelings she experienced. Her chaotic upbringing left her without a high school diploma, but she succeeded in passing the equivalency test and completing a secretarial course. Briefly married, she had a son and granted him what she never had: a stable childhood. Now a devoutly religious person, the author writes in both verse and prose about religion and how it helped her (and can help the reader) to overcome adversity and lead a fulfilling life. Longstreet’s story about her early years is certainly harrowing, and she vividly conveys the idea that she “suffered abuses that a child should not know.” It is compelling to read how she persevered through such difficult circumstances and how she ensured her son would never know the same. The epiphany she experienced as a child is an illuminating and potent center to the narrative. The structure of the book, alternating rhymes and prose, is appealing, and the religious message is convincing and heartfelt; however, though each line is thoughtful, the text can get too repetitive.

A true tale of adversity and a fervent (if redundant) call for readers to embrace religion.

Kirkus Reviews