What do you do in Life?

I was reading a blog this morning and the blog author asked "What do you do in life?". He had 18 comments and most of them were what people did to make a living. What their job was. I couldn't help but think "that's your answer to what you do in life? that's what makes you- you?" Maybe it's because I'm struggling with finding a job, or maybe it's because of the number of layoffs this year, but I certainly don't want to be labeled by where I'm employed. Do you really measure success in life by your job? If so, I feel as if you're missing out on a whole world of happiness. I believe that happiness and success should be measured by your relationship with God. Family. Friends. Children. How you HELP. Now how you earn your money. At the end of my life I want to be able to say that I lived a good, fulfilled life. Not - I had a good job. That's not what people remember about you.

I know this is a little random, but those comments on his site just got me thinking about how I measure myself. What do I do in Life? I love my husband. I value my time with friends and family. I make time for those relationships and make sure they are growing everyday. I strive to be a better wife. I consume the Word in order to follow God more deeply. I try my hardest to make these things control my happiness instead of what the world believes.