Acción de Gracias/Thanksgiving

We´ve now been here in Nicaragua for more than 2 years, and I think it´s about time to make a list of some things we have been thankful for here:

-delicious fruit and fruit juices
-neighbors who look out for us and invite us into their families
-2 jobs that we really enjoy
-hammock chairs and rocking chairs
-that satisfied feeling after doing a bunch of laundry
-energetic young people
-other volunteers (MCC team members, Food for the Hungry, AKF, etc.)
-our patio where we can have a little garden, see the planes fly over, and watch the sun set
-breezes or rain that give the occasional respite from the heat
-pigs and other funny animals
-good books and the people who send or bring them to us
-visiting different churches and hearing from God
-playing piano and singing at the conservatory next to the seminary where Alan works
-fried cheese and plantain chips
-visits from family
-Bolivian food (carne, sopa de mani, etc.)-kind and/or interesting taxi drivers
-excellent care in the hospital
-when someone tells a really funny joke or story that we understand
-lunches at the MCC office
-kids who are really excited that they have learned to read
-beaches-mountains
-learning about prayer
-fans
-feeling the baby move around