I have been reading a lot as of late, and have been challenged and encouraged in much of what I have read. Thus, I wanted to share a little with others...and this is one of the only ways I can overseas.
"In the Christian community thankfulness is just what it is anywhere else in the Christian life. Only he who gives thanks for the little things recieves the big things....We think we dare not be satisfied with the small measure of spiritual knowledge, experience, and love that has been given to us, and that we must constantly be looking forward eagerly for the highest good. Then we deplore the fact that we lack deep certaintly, the strong faith, and the rich experinence that God has given to others, and we consider this lament to be pious. We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things? If we do not give thanks for the Christian fellowship in which we have been placed, even where there is no great experiences, no discoverable riches, but much weakness, small faith, and difficulty; if on the contrary, we only keep complaining to God that everything is so paltry and petty, so far from what we expected, then we hinder God from letting our fellowship grow according to the measure and riches which are there for us all in Jesus." --Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"What may appear weak and trifiling to us, may be great and glorious to God." --D. B.

I'll let those words just speak for themselves.