I was raised in a devout Christian home and trained from an early age that “there is a place for everything and everything in its place.” But as an adult, that wasn’t always so simple. When I was young, it was only keeping my room clean. As I got a little older, it included keeping my homework organized, but suddenly, I had a whole house, bills, a job, a husband, a baby, pets… a real juggling act.

t was then that I realized what a strong foundation my parents gave me, and I actually enjoyed making my home as organized as it could be. After getting numerous compliments from friends and neighbours I began helping them with their home, and eventually opened my own business, Sandcastles Home Organizing. I had written a book on the woman in Proverbs 31, entitled The Proverbs Principle, and I used her to model myself after.

But it seemed that something was missing. How could i reconcile organizing with this inner need I felt to make what I did useful to God? I rationalized that by creating organization in people’s homes I was enabling them to live better, but that still left me hungry for a deeper meaning. Quite by accident I discovered Faithful Organizers on the internet and I joined. I was impressed by how many other women like me were trying to combine organized living with living for God.

When I saw the FB notice that Eileen Koff was planning the webinar Organize His Way, I knew it was the answer to filling that God-shaped vacuum. I didn’t say too much during the sessions, but I was soaking it all in. I can’t tell you how good it felt week after week to hear Eileen put into words what my heart had been trying to say.

I am really excited that I can use the teacher’s manual to bring Eileen’s message to my own parish, and to other churches in my area! Thank you, Eileen!!!

Shari Grenier