How to Take a compliment/ Receiving Gratitude

Tell anyone in my family a compliment (my brothers and sisters if you know them) and watch them blush, hm and haw, see how they redden but they do not know how to take a compliment. I think it's a family trait. I suffer from the same malady. I mean, I no longer contradict people, as I did in my younger years, but I still don't know how to respond. Take today. I spent some time preparing a lesson and after it was done, several people said they enjoyed it. What did I do? I acted astonished, or dubious but never gracious. I don't know how to take it. So, my hubby, who was standing there while someone was telling me they liked my lesson, later told me that all I have to say is, "Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it." Or, "I'm glad you got something out of it." Was this taught in a class that I missed somewhere?

I think the sister problem is receiving gratitude. My sister-in-law and her husband came into town a few years ago around his birthday and my s-i-l asked me to make him a cake. A simple thing right? I thought so. Not a big deal. And they kept going on and on about how wonderful and thoughtful that was. And what did I tell them? "No big deal. A simple thing." My husband later gave me something better to say, which I have practiced and can almost say it without grimacing: "It was my pleasure." Or, "I was only happy to do it." So, now whenever somebody says thank you, I try to say something gracious. Now, I'm passing on this little piece of red-neck-abatement to you, dear readers. Enjoy my little nuggets of wisdom.