Flying away

Hey, I've been away for awhile! And I seriously mean away! I was flew to Denver last week and attended a Love and Logic Conference for facilitators. It was wonderful. I was able to speak personally with Jim Fay, Charles Fay and Foster Cline. I knew the concepts from reading their books and watching their videos but wow, when you see them in person it just all comes together!
I was very nervous to go - I would be sharing a room with someone that I did not know, I would be flying without my family, I would be going after Glenn would be in Des Moines for 3 days prior and I would not see him for 6 days, and the kids were off of school while I would be gone on Thurs and Friday for a teachers conference. But on the other hand this was a once in a lifetime opportunity that was paid for through a grant! So it was set and I was praying that things would go smoothly and that my roommate would be nice and we would have something in common. I set up that we would leave at 10:30 on Wed morning for a 2:30 flight. Tues. night I talk with Glenn and he does not think that there is enough time to get to Omaha and on the flight, but I felt stuck - what was I going to do? Laying in bed that night I decided to register online for my flight- at least I would have that done. Well, I couldn't, because I did not book the flight, I did not have the confirmation number. I thought - well I will see if the flight is on time. I look on the Internet - there is no flight leaving at 2:30! I thought - well maybe it's just not showing because the flight is full. I call the number and get an automated answering service. There is no 2:30 flight. By this time it's 11:00pm and there is not much I can do but pray and go to bed. I was up at 6:00 - by 6:30 I call Glenn and ask what he thinks that I should do. He suggests to try to call the airline and get a real person and ask about the flight. I called and we are actually on a flight at 1:50. So I call the gal that I am picking up and she is glad that I called because that sort of changed the morning. I called another gal that was to be on that flight too and woke her up and she was glad to be called too. I picked up the gal at 9:00am, my roommate, and we have so much in common that it was amazing! God is too good! The flight went well after we waited in the plane for an hour to take off because the lock on the door to the cockpit would not work. Since 9/11 they need to have that locked before they can take off.
The conference was amazing. Just to meet the authors of the concept in person was worth it. Love and Logic teaches that parents, and teachers can set limits in loving ways with empathy and consequences. I have a link on my blog that will lead you to their website. Love and Logic:
It teaches that anger and frustration feed misbehavior.
Kids crave the limits they argue about
Kids make good decisions by making lots of bad decisions - the road to wisdom is
paved with lots of little mistakes.
I will write more about that later. There are so many cool things that I want to write it down so that I remember!
God is good because we made it home and I have a new friend. I am more equipped to teach my classes. I am excited about parenting again. I am refreshed and ready to take on the task again.