it might morph into. The dream was about my mother, leading Christian female speaker Florence
Littauer<\/a>. Like most dreams, I do not remember all the details, but she was in heaven. I clearly
recognized that she was my mother\u2014though she was not the elderly woman I cared for in her
last couple years of life. Nor was she the larger-than-life stage presence many people remember
her as. It is hard to describe, but I was left feeling that the person in my dream was my mother at
her \u201cbest life.\u201d Though I have no biblical backing for this, I woke up thinking that when we are
in heaven, the person we will be will not be us as teenagers or elderly folks in our last days, but
whoever we were when we were at our best. Then I had an epiphany: when I am in heaven, I
want to be who I am now\u2014because I am living my best life! This me\u2014the sixty-four-year-old
remodeling contractor<\/a> living in Lubbock, Texas, married to Chuck Tedder<\/a>. The one who has lots
of girlfriends who enrich my life. The Marita who is living a life she never planned for or
expected\u2014a life that is so different from who I was for most of my adult life. The reinvented
Marita. Not the semi-famous author of 20 books who regularly stood on the stage in front of
hundreds of people and occasionally thousands. Not the TV and radio talk show guest. Not the
leader of Christian women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best-Life focus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I began to incorporate the \u201cliving my best life\u201d focus into my conversations and my Facebook
posts. When asked: \u201cHow are you?\u201d I surprised grocery store clerks and food servers, just to
name a few, by saying: \u201cI\u2019m living my best life\u201d\u2014though I couldn\u2019t really articulate exactly
what that was or meant. I just knew it to be true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enter Ms Senior America<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A few months after my dream, in late October 2022, I got a call from Debbie Robbins<\/a>. I knew In early November, I enjoyed a Hawaiian vacation with my sister: Lauren Littauer Briggs<\/a>\u2014the Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Lauren, Debbie, and I had a conference call about the potential In early January, my friend Patti came to visit from Albuquerque\u2014where I used to live. During Next, I reached out to the web designer with whom I\u2019d Zoomed in early December. And here we We don\u2019t know where this is going, but we invite you to follow along! We want to address a Please read this foundational post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best-Life Definition<\/a>
her from my Christian speaker\/writer life and, through Facebook, we\u2019d stayed in touch. During
the waning days of my mother\u2019s life, Debbie even helped me with the verbiage for the new
website I was creating to carry on my mother\u2019s legacy: ThePersonalities.com<\/a>. Debbie called me
to tell me she\u2019d just been crowned Ms. Senior America<\/a>. She said God had given her a platform
and she felt she needed to do something with it. She asked for my advice. Should she write a
book? I discouraged the book idea as by the time it was written and published, her reign would
be over. I encouraged a blog and told her about my dream. We both got excited about the idea of
encouraging senior women to live their best life! The brainstorming was fast and furious. This is
the first thing in the Christian\/personal growth arena that excited me in nearly twenty years. We
hung up from the call and did nothing about it. Life went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMy Sister Came Onboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
first we\u2019d ever taken together. As we got reacquainted, I told her about my best-life dream and
realization and my conversation with Debbie, about the potential for a blog\u2014maybe a podcast
and\/or YouTube channel. Lauren, too, embraced the idea\u2014so much so that she quickly reached
out to her son and had him purchase the domain name \u201cLivingYourBestLife60Plus.com<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\nWe Teamed Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
project. We were reinvigorated that we needed to do something with \u201cliving your best life.\u201d Then
Christmas got in the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMore Encouragement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
the few days she was here, we had many discussions. One was about her sister who had moved
to a new town and didn\u2019t have any friends. Patti asked how I\u2019d developed such a great group of
girlfriends in my new hometown of Lubbock. We talked. I realized what I shared with her was
really a blog post! I told her about my best-life dream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
are. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Best-Life Project is Born<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
variety of topics relevant to those of us women who are over 60\u2014living in the sweet spot of life
where we have the intersection of health, time, and resources. We plan to involve others from
our Christian speaker\/writer network. Please sign up to receive updates and follow our Facebook
page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNew to The Best-Life Project?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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