Are you playing Jan?” I said “I am Jan!” and he gave me a great big hug. I’d been part of a widow’s group, and very active at church. They had two daughters, who both became accomplished professional women and dedicated wives and mothers. Ask Alexis Rockman, Artists First? Start by marking “His Sunrise My Sunset” as Want to Read: Error rating book. All Rights Reserved. Which President Ignored Bounties on Our Murdered Soldiers? Join over 250,000 others to get the top stories curated daily, plus special offers! The film stars Caylee Cowan, Corbin Bernsen, Dee Wallace, Travis Burns, Erin Bethea, and Jenn Gotzon. Her courtship with Steve had begun under stress — he was an Air Force man, and Jan’s father steadfastly opposed her dating a man in the service, let alone marrying him. And I got my Ph.D. to have credentials to write them. JH: I wouldn’t say I have conversations with him. And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name? Designed By. My dad was so strongly against me even speaking to GIs. At times it was emotional — it brought back lots of those emotions from when I first met Steve. JH: Nat set me up with a writer, Dan Benamor, and we conversed by phone and worked on the script. Jan met Steve just the summer before her senior year of high school when he had just enlisted in the Air Force at a time the draft number was fast approaching.
Written by Dan Benamor, “Sunrise In Heaven” was produced by Dureyshevar, Nat Mundel, Jack Nasser, Jacob Nasser and Joseph Nasser. Jan Hurst would surely have preferred never to write a memoir called His Sunrise, My Sunset, or for the film adapted from it, Sunrise in Heaven, to be made. “Sunrise In Heaven” is based on the novel, His Sunrise My Sunset, which shares Jan Hurst’s true story. What happened in between, and how Jan found succor and a resurgence of religious faith through his passing, is what make His Sunrise, My Sunset an exquisite and moving tale. He said, “If you want to invest in this, that’s great.
LJ: So I guess the question should be asked: What would Steve think of all of this?
November's Most Anticipated Young Adult Reads. Election 2020: What do the final polls before Election Day predict? What kept coming back was the three days they kept my husband alive. Refresh and try again. Jan Hurst is a widow, mother, and retired executive, who built a business career over 30 very eclectic years in multiple business disciplines. It launches April 9, and will be available through Walmart, Amazon, Lifeway, iTunes, Google Play, VUDU and On Demand via local cable providers. Look at those EYES! She and her husband, Steve, were married 44 years, the first 24 years following his Air Force career.
He is a member of the Republican party. In the premiere of the film’s trailer, viewers journey through the main character's forbidden love story which ultimately becomes an inspiring example of defying the odds, sacrifice and devotion. He put out his hand and said, “I’m Corbin. JH: His stepmother, after she saw the film, made the comment “My goodness, Steve would have loved this!” I think so, too. Then I saw the website that Nat Mundel of Voyage Media has out there. She and her husband, Steve, were married 44 years, the first 24 years following his Air Force career. Losing her husband did not diminish her faith. She and her husband, Steve, were married 44 years, the first 24 years following his Air Force career. JH: Kind of weird. She writes about careers, moves, life with a husband for many years and death. Instead of crafting books on business management, now she felt she had a deeper, more intimate story to put from pen to page.
The Extra-terrestrial”) and Erin Bethea (“Fireproof,” “This Is Our Time”). I spoke with Hurst about writing the book, and how her story made the leap from page to screen. Jan Hurst: It was four years after my husband died.
May 12th 2016 I went out with my granddaughter when Sunrise in Heaven was filmed, too. Jan enjoyed her early mar. To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. They had two daughters, who both became accomplished professional women and dedicated wives and mothers. As we walked up to the house where they were filming, Corbin Bernsen came out. They had two daughters, who both became accomplished professional women and dedicated wives and mothers. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. I knew who Corbin was, and I knew who Dee Wallace was. I don’t know that the script changed. But I spent a lot of time with Nat, and any concerns or objections that I — or any of us — threw at Nat, he explained things exactly, always right up front. JH: Well, I’m not a marketer — mostly it was through our bookstore at church, where I had a signing. She and her husband, Steve, were married 44 years, the first 24 years following his Air Force career. Jan focused on a personal ministry in business to lead organizations and share management approaches to incorporate Christian values. I’ve had widows come to me and say “That’s exactly how I feel, but I couldn’t put it into words.” I feel it became something good for people who have never lost anyone to understand the thought process for people who have. Her faith has strengthened. I share things with him and think “I know you must know this.” But I’ll tell you something else. They also let me sit behind the camera to see the filming — though I didn’t watch filming the hospital scenes. Be the first to ask a question about His Sunrise My Sunset. I’d been raised at a time to think that I was just a girl, you know — not supposed to go to school. I was 17 when I met Steve; it was young, vibrant love. LJ: It sounds like you wrote the book pretty fast. Sunrise in Heaven is a 2019 American romance film directed by Waymon Boone and written by Dan Benamor. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I got my doctorate a month before our accident. © Copyright 2017 The Clyde Fitch Report. I spent nine years getting my Bachelor’s, then working in IT and having a family, then earned an MBA. JH: It was a matter of a few weeks — because I couldn’t stop writing. When Steve was killed — well, I started waking up in the morning and I had to get what became my book out of my head. Mask? Thank you notes from clients - always so nice to get! Leonard Jacobs is Founder and Executive Editor of The Clyde Fitch Report, and CEO of Clyde Fitch, LLC, a media company that produces and publishes opinion and reporting at the crossroads of arts and politics. LJ: Once you wrote the book, what was your next step? “After a devastating car crash leaves her husband on life support, one woman must find strength in her faith as she faces the prospect of his passing. I don’t want to go over the edge, but it was a God thing for me. They shared a special respect and admiration for each other up until the day they were parted. Baby blues for sure!