But by 1978 the hobby became a full-time vocation.

In 2000, he left business to pursue his long term interest in healthcare as a full-time vocation.

The writing which had been a pastime was now a full-time vocation.

And, nearly a full-time vocation in itself, work raising Marley.

To "volunteer" at that time meant serving others as a full-time vocation.

Martens worked as a merchant until age 40 when he took up art as his full-time vocation.

In 2003, the site was successful enough that webmaster Brian Briggs "quit his day job" and made the site his full-time vocation.

Among them was the Rev. Randy Vachon, appointed by the bishop two years ago as the diocese's first full-time vocations director.

At age 58 and with no retirement date in sight, Stern still treats the job as a full-time vocation.

Ceramics became a full-time vocation for Mr. Green when he retired from the retail clothing business in 1977.