I hope I never forget the two nice ladies who were visiting my home when I was pregnant with my first baby.
I was saying that I couldn't save any money by sewing my baby clothes because I didn't have a sewing machine to sew with.
One of the wise ones said to me: You know that before we had access to electricity, all things were sewn by hand.
Anything a machine can do, you can do by yourself ... modern convenience is very nice, but not having it is no reason to not use the hands God gave you to make some nice things for your baby.
When my kids starting growing, and I saw things changing so drastically, I began to understand ... it is a good thing that you know how to use a calculator ... but it is a better thing that you know how to do the math without a calculator.
When we teach others to do things with their hands, as well as using modern conveniences, we have given them a choice to do either. Like my dad raising us on the ranch ... I can live on the land or in the city, but there are a lot of city born who would be lost in the wilderness. My dad gave us a choice by raising us on the ranch.
The ladies who urged me to use what I had, gave me a choice that I had never considered before.
Sometimes, the simple solutions escape an otherwise intelligent child, but when someone helps us see the simple way to accomplish instead of being upset because we don't have it as good as someone else ... isn't that the better gift?