"The pebble-like details" in my life

Our first Valentines Day together we had only been dating a few weeks.  It's hard enough deciding what to get Will after a year plus of marriage, so needless to say I struggled with what to get him.  I ended up writing a poem and decorating his apartment.  I think there may have been more but that's all I can remember.  We also did baptisms for the dead at the temple.  But,  that's not what this post is about.  His present to me was a book by Elder Neal A. Maxwell entitled, "Whom the Lord Loveth: The Journey of Discipleship."  I was grateful for it at the time.  I always love reading books by our leaders but at that time I only read a little bit.  I was talking the toughest class for my major and, because of that, teaching 1 college history class and teaching a general studies class for the Heber J. Grant Program.  So, I hadn't looked through it until the other day, almost two years later.  But, I decided to start reading it again.

I got to today's thought, which is the main reason for this post.  Elder Maxwell says, "When, like a big boulder, a large blessing rolls visibly into place, it is certainly noticed, appreciated, and counted.  Meanwhile, however, the less-noticed, pebble-sized blessings mount up, layer upon layer.  Cumulatively, the latter may out-mass many of our large blessings. "  He then goes on to say how we need to make inventories of our blessings and be aware of what God had given us.  I started thinking about President Eyring's counsel a few conferences ago about remembering.  I thought I would dedicate this post to remember the "pebble-like" blessings in my life, especially since we just celebrated Thanksgiving.  

Pebble-like blessings (with some boulders thrown in)

• My husband and all he teaches me
• The place we live
• The new place we'll be moving too!
• My Savior
• My health
• The food I can enjoy
• The financial stability we have
• The truth I have
• My wonderful sister who loves me
• My brother who called me today to tell me he loves me!  He's so cute!
• My wonderful grandparents who raised me and teach me so much too!
• Our pretty Christmas tree and our free decorations!
• The callings I have because it allows me to grow
• The opportunity to live so close to the temple
• My friends who love me despite my pride and arrogance
• My past roommates who put up w/ my wretched ways
• My mother-in-law who does so much for us!
• My dad who is very patient with our different views and always treats us to a good time and enlightening conversations because he's so smart!
• My grandparents in Minnesota who are so welcoming and fun
• My step-mom for being so cool and inspiring!
• The opportunity to live right now and witness so many neat things
• My computer
• To be have a degree in teaching!
• My teaching job
• My step-dad who took us as his own
• The job I have managing the coolest guys at BYU-Idaho
• The opportunity I had to attend BYU-I and to have been a part of so many wonderful organizations
• The beautiful snow outside!
• Our cars
• The fact that I can see & hear & read
• The opportunity I have to play the piano at school for my kids.
• My cell phone
• My bed
• Our heater!
• The leaders of the Church and all they do for us
• Sister Darracq and her visit today.  

I think I'll end for now.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!