Mod Cons

I got into a conversation with a dear friend after church one recent Sunday.  She is in her 80s and lives in the country, happily alone and independent.  She mentioned having a generator for those times when the electricity goes out and having a cell phone that gives her security when on the road alone.  We got to talking about those modern conveniences that we now consider commonplace, things that we can't envision living without and wondering how we ever lived well without them at all.  The cell phone has now become an ordinary, everyday device, but I can recall when the last thing we could have imagined was having easy access to roadside assistance by telephone from our cars.  My dad's work caused him to travel by automobile for years.  While dad was traveling, my mom and I lived in the country, often driving in treacherous wintery conditions to get into town. Thank heavens for today's great mod cons.