Pastor Steve Holt, M.A., D.D. Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of darkness, and it was the winter of despair.” 2020 saw an unraveling of American culture. We are a nation reeling from this past year. We are a shaken society. The Unraveling The …
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Don’t Just Settle for “Stuff”
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” ~Psalm 37:4~ As a professional organizer, I deal with people’s “stuff”. I help them eliminate it, rearrange it, analyze it, organize it, store it, sell it, give it away, and manage it. I have seen a lot of “stuff” in …
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How to Create More Space for…
I have been a professional organizer for 35 years working in 46 states, England and Germany with corporations, hospitals, associations, manufacturing, government agencies, non-profits and churches, helping them to bring order in their working environment. I have seen everything! I help my clients to eliminate clutter, save time, reduce stress, bring clarity, help them focus, …
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Give your kids what they really want: your time, energy and focus
At one time or another, we’ve all heard these sentiments: “When I was growing up, I had so little that I never want my kids to experience the poverty that I went through.” As I’ve worked with families all over this country organizing their homes, almost everywhere I have gone I have seen moms and …
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Conquering Your Stronghold With a Strong Suit
Here’s the setting: It’s 1063 B.C. in the Elah Valley, 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem in Israel. The Israelite army is getting ready to do battle with the Philistine army, their enemies. Some giant of a guy (9 feet tall, to be exact, and Goliath was his name) is taunting the Israelite warriors who are …
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Clear, Clean, Celebrate!
Spring cleaning your home office Spring is the perfect time to do a deep clean of one of the most important spaces in your life — the home office! But, where do you begin? Does the thought of doing a major spring cleaning of your office make you want to run away? Don’t despair! Here …
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Don’t Miss God’s Gift to You Through Your Circumstances
I got hurt the other day. Someone turned down my organizing services and they really needed my help. I watched how my heart responded (privately), and I almost missed God’s gift of His Presence, Personality and Power in the circumstance. After they hung up, it took me about five minutes to understand what God was …
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Thinking for a change
Are you a good thinker? Or are you plagued by cluttered thinking and vague paradigms? essays on writing I love to think and I spend a good portion of my early morning just thinking, praying, prioritizing and planning. I have discovered in working with thousands of people throughout the country and overseas, very few really …
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Are You a Grasshopper or a Giant Stopper? How Do You Think?
You know the story from the Bible found in the book of Numbers, Chapter 13. Moses had just sent in 12 leaders to spy out the Promised Land. After 40 days of scouting the hills and the valleys, two of the 12, Joshua and Caleb, returned with a positive report. They declared to Moses and …
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Finish Each Project Completely
When I was young, my mom insisted that I get involved in 4-H, a rural school organization that taught Christian character through projects like entomology, raising cattle, sewing, home improvement, and so forth. The one thing that she always insisted upon was that I finish any project that I started, and she meant it. Each …
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Signposts to Success
Getting organized will make your life easier and more enjoyable. Getting organized will also require you to set goals. I love Hyrum W. Smith’s definition of a goal: Goals are dreams with deadlines. Goals, then tell us what we need to do, and when. Without goals, we won’t know where we are or where we …
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In Order To Succeed
I am sure you have heard that saying many times in your life. Your parents told you that in order to succeed, you need to eat your vegetables or in order to succeed you need to get a good education, and so forth. But I believe that the saying” in order to succeed” could stand …
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