Small things

I just read this quote from one of my dear Young Women's blog, who is now finishing her first semester at BYU:

"Observe any family or neighborhood and you will find that the most precious moments usually take place during day-to-day living: a sister helps her younger siblings with homework, a mother tenderly cares for a sick child, a father plays catch with his son, a widow invites friends to her home, a neighbor shovels the snow, a teacher explains a concept at a child's desk. These events are not to be ignored or diminished just because they seem small or ordinary. They are meaningful in the most profound way, yet they are cloaked in the commonplace, the everyday. . . We may not hear angels sing or see a new star in the heavens, but we can sense in our souls when something significant is happening. When we do, we will find that these are not ordinary events at all."

This quote also reminded me of a favorite scripture of mine found in the Book of Mormon:

' Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.'
Alma 37:6

Do not the smallest things most often mean the most?  Loraya coloring a picture for a friend, Isaac happily turning off the wii when asked, a smile from my husband, a kiss from my Macey; these 'ordinary' little things make my life happy and complete.