I launched my organizing business in 1978 with a $7 ad in a New York newspaper — long before there was such a thing as an “organizing industry.” What began as a practical service to help people declutter their homes and offices slowly revealed something far more profound about the human condition.

When clients struggled to let go of items blocking their progress, I began asking questions. Inevitably, those conversations uncovered emotional losses experienced earlier in life. The clutter was never just about stuff. It was always about something deeper.

After decades of helping business professionals get organized, I discovered the most effective solution wasn’t a system or a strategy.

My life’s message became clear: Clutter is postponed decisions — and the most critical, and eternal, decision we will ever make is answering the question:

A Kingdom calling, not a career

When I married my husband 38 years ago, I could have closed my business. Instead, I chose to keep building — not for personal fame or fortune, but because I longed to be a Kingdom philanthropist. My dream has always been to fund ministries that build orphanages, hospitals, and schools around the world.

Despite decades of effort, I haven’t yet reached the level of financial giving I envisioned. From a worldly perspective, that may look like failure. But I’ve come to believe something that reframes the whole story:

What the Harvard data is really telling us

As the world turns to AI for companionship and clarity, I believe God is still calling His people to something deeper: real connection rooted in eternal truth. The Harvard study reveals a hunger — for relationship, for order, for meaning. Those are not problems artificial intelligence can solve at the source.

Systems matter. But only when they serve a Kingdom purpose.