{"id":231,"date":"2009-08-27T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=231"},"modified":"2009-08-27T08:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T08:39:00","slug":"author-maureen-lang-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-maureen-lang-loneliness","title":{"rendered":"Author Maureen Lang &amp; Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: times new roman;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/Somk2b8LqjI\/AAAAAAAAAhg\/IsLgMlK4k00\/s1600-h\/Maureen+Lang.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/Somk2b8LqjI\/AAAAAAAAAhg\/IsLgMlK4k00\/s320\/Maureen+Lang.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371005285736098354\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">My guest today is Author Maureen Lang who writes about something that most authors and stay-at-home moms deal with, loneliness.   Here&#8217;s Mauree:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8220;Have you ever felt like an outside  in your own hometown? Maybe all of us have, to some extent or at various  times in our lives. Between my writing career and being mom to a handicapped  child, isolation seems to be a natural byproduct. I\u2019ve always joked  that the two factors go hand-in-hand, that writing requires me to stay  home but that\u2019s just where I need to be anyway, with a son nearby  who needs extra attention. While it\u2019s convenient for me to stay  at home, it\u2019s not always wise to stay home as much as I do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">I learned  my lesson earlier in the year at a school event where parents were invited  to see their kids in a holiday parade. I made sure the event was on  my calendar so I\u2019d be there, and off I went. Once I arrived, I realized  my lack of foresight. The occasion wasn\u2019t just to see our children,  it was also a social event for the parents. Parents who knew each other.  So there I stood, off to the side by myself, observing various clusters  of people who seemed to be the best of friends. That may not be the saddest moment  of my life, but it was certainly a memorable one. It served to remind  me that community doesn\u2019t just happen. It must be cultivated. Without  time devoted to others, isolation follows us even into the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">I guess that memory helped me to write  several of the early scenes of my newest book, set in France during  World War One. In <\/span><a style=\"font-family: times new roman;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/look-east-great-war\/maureen-lang\/9781414324357\/pd\/324357?item_code=WW&amp;netp_id=626982&amp;event=ESRCN&amp;view=covers\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Look To The East,<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">my heroine Julitte is an  outsider in her own hometown. Part of the problem for her is the dynamics  of the town itself: a feud has been going on for generations, making  half the town practically an enemy to her anyway. But even those on  her family\u2019s side of the feud are sometimes cool toward her, and it\u2019s  because she\u2019s perceived as \u201cdifferent.\u201d Her differences are unlike my differences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">In my case I have a child with special needs, but nowadays that only  means I have another community into which I can connect if I devoted  more time to the matter. Julitte was born around the year 1900,  on the Greek island of Lepers and adopted away when she was found free  of the disease. Between her heritage and her faith, Julitte is considered  different. Her only friend is a girl who was cast out of polite  society, too.<\/span><br \/><a style=\"font-family: times new roman;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/Somk20fluoI\/AAAAAAAAAho\/91q75m7dHWQ\/s1600-h\/Maureen+Lang-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 166px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/Somk20fluoI\/AAAAAAAAAho\/91q75m7dHWQ\/s320\/Maureen+Lang-2.png\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371005292327058050\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">When a world war breaks out, the first  of its kind, Julitte uses her isolation to benefit a straggler caught  behind enemy lines. Few people suspect she\u2019s hiding someone from the  occupying army\u2014someone she\u2019s fallen in love with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">While the source of my social isolation  may be different from my characters\u2019, the solution is the same. Depend  on God; follow His example of community by serving others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Take the  time to enjoy the company of others. Limit the time spent in isolation,  and use it to grow closer to our Creator (not farther away from people). Community may not be the answer to  all of our problems, but it can make many of the problems we do face  easier to bear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Recipe: Fruit Salsa (from my friend JoAnn  Nishimoto) <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    1\/2 honeydew  mellow, diced<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    1\/2  cantaloupe, diced<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    1 papaya  or mango, diced (this is optional, but delicious and adds a lot of flavor)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">     2 med.  tomatoes, seeded and diced<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    1 med.  cucumber, seeded and diced<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    1 cup  Pace Picante Sauce, mild or medium<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">    2 tablespoons  sugar<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Refrigerate 2 hours to mingle  flavors, then drain the juices a bit for the salsa to be less watery. Enjoy!&#8221;&#8211;Maureen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Visit Maureen&#8217;s <\/span><a style=\"font-family: times new roman;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maureenlang.com\">website<\/a><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-family: times new roman;\" href=\"http:\/\/maureenlang.blogspot.com\/\">blog <\/a><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">for more info about her and her books. She has graciously offered to send a book for a drawing of those who comment this week.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">So leave her a comment and you may be the fortunate one! Thanks so much, Maureen.&#8221;&#8211;Lyn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest today is Author Maureen Lang who writes about something that most authors and stay-at-home moms deal with, loneliness. Here&#8217;s Mauree: &#8220;Have you ever felt like an outside in your own hometown? 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