What Do You Want Your Life To Look Like?

I was watching Oprah today and listening to her guest, Bob Greene, when he posed a question..."what do you want your life to look like?" Hmmm? Seems like a simple enough question, but is it really? As a little girl, I wanted the fairy tale (didn't we all?)...the white house with the white picket fence...2 kids...2 cars in the garage. Now...I just want normal, routine, life. I want to wake up in the morning to a sweet kiss from my husband. I want to come home at the end of the day and cook dinner with my family surrounding me...laughing and talking about our day. I want Friday date nights with the one I adore where we talk, laugh, dream...together. I want lazy Saturdays with the kids snuggled in with mom and dad. I want to worship God with all that I am, kneeling at the altar with my Beloved. I don't need or want material possessions. I need happy moments with my family....love...acceptance...laughter....spirituality...fun. I need to know at the end of the day...no matter what life threw at me....I have a safe place to land. And that my husband will be there to hold me when I cry...to comfort me when I hurt....share my joys and laugh with me. I need him to just be there. So many times we take that for granted. I know that I have. Now, I know the true importance of family...love...and of being there. So, don't just show up....be there...be present. What do I want my life to look like? Contentment.