Why I created The Ordered Life Companions
About ten years ago, I discovered the power of a good planner. It helped me set goals and pursue things I might once have thought beyond me.
I still believe in the value of a good productivity planner. I know what a difference one can make.
But over time, I found myself wanting something more. I wanted a planner that helped me understand the life I was living, not simply organise the things I needed to do.
Now, as I write, build a new business and find my place as a grandmother and matriarch in my family, I'm discovering again how much our priorities and responsibilities change with the seasons of life.
I've also been fortunate to learn from some remarkable women, from years of working and travelling across cultures, and from the richness of Christian teaching. Those experiences have shaped my conviction that the formation of our character and spiritual lives deserves as much attention as the work we hope to accomplish.
I'm still learning. I expect I always will be.
I created these companions because I wanted something practical that would also encourage women to pause and think more deeply about their lives. My hope is that they will help women, young and old, live with a clearer sense of direction, find joy in the ordinary, and face life's inevitable storms with wisdom, courage and peace.
Not because life will always go according to plan. But because knowing what matters gives us something to guide us, even when it doesn't.
Cindy McGarvie
