A huge snow storm has hit the east and many have been "shut in." Many people have been without electric, phone, television, Internet, etc. In this present age when we as humans find ourselves in this predicament we feel sort of lost....What shall we do? What will keep our attention? How do we keep from being bored out of our mind? How shall we fix our hair with no hairdryer?

This situation has taken me back to years way before my existence and brought me to a question which I followed with some thoughts. What did they do many years ago without modern technology?

A young woman didn't need to worry about not drying her hair, for hair dryers were non-existent. The pressure to "look stunning" was as non-existent as the beauty supplies we hold today. I can't help but to ponder if beauty on the outside was the least important and if beauty on the inside took precedence.

Families didn't need to worry about boredom and how to spend their time when technology was down, for there was not the modern technology that we depend on for entertainment. I can't help but to ponder if entertainment came in less expensive package. Maybe family time and just "being near" loved ones was all the entertainment that was needed.

In my questions and answers to myself ( scary ) I find that I am more aware of the lack of family time and communication in our lives today. I am challenging myself and all ( if any ) that read this blog to "get back" to the basics of family. Let's get back to the love of common bonds, whether our common bonds are through the blood that runs through our veins, or through the love that flows through our hearts.