word for the year

thought i'd better post my word for the year before january was over. thanks, amanda, for the challenge.

And the word is...

remember

verb [in other words, will require action on my part]

1. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;

2. keep in mind for attention or consideration;

3. recapture the past; indulge in memories;

4. show appreciation to;

5. mention favorably, as in prayer;

6. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; i.e. "Remember me to your wife"

7. exercise, or have the power of, memory;

8. call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony;

• i went back and forth between remember and gratitude. so first off, i want to remember my blessings more (maybe try to gripe/complain 10% less of the time - and yes, chelsea, i do complain).
• remember my resolutions (i have them written in a paper on the front of my journal).
• remember to say please and thank you especially when i'm trying to get all four kids out the door on my own.
• remember each moment with my children is a gift. each moment is a gift. i read these words today: "tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old".
• remember to record (one of my resolutions is to write in my journal 15 times per month).
• remember to count to 10 when i feel that temper start to rise inside me.
• remember the good times in my life more and the bad times less. be more forgiving.
• remember those who have gone before me both in my family and in the scriptures. learn from their lives and examples.
• remember to smile and laugh daily.
• remember my motto for the year: "two-thou-sand-and-eight: it's-gon-na-be-great!" (cheesy, but needed after some hardships from 2007. i'm very grateful for the start of a new year.)