The Days of Technology

So we were driving in the car yesterday listening to music and out of the blue Cayden asks me if I will get him an IPod. I started laughing so hard, I don't have one and neither does Chuck, so I have no idea how he even knows what an IPod is. If anyone would want an IPod I would think it would be Emma, who loves to sit on Auntie Rachael's lap and listen to Hannah Montana on her IPod with her. Maybe Ben showed his to Cayden and told him what it was. Anyway, It got me thinking. We are so blessed to have the technology that we do in this day and age. I didn't get a cell, or even want one until I was 17. Yet my 9 year old little brother is already asking for one. Rachael got one when she was 13. I recognize how blessed we are to have these advances. But it means that we as mothers have to work extra hard to help our kids not get so caught up in these things. There is so much "stuff" out there. I really want to try and teach my kids about what is really important, and not let them get so caught up in the materialism of this world. It is so easy to loose yourself in it. I pray that I can be less caught up in the things of this world as well, and teach my kids by example. I hope that they will know that what really matters to me is the gospel, and our family. Not that I will never get them cell phones, or IPods. I just think we can all work on being a little less preoccupied with all the stuff we want.