12/04/2025
TW: su***de || The idea of the IMPACT book®️ was born from a conversation I (Jenny) had with my husband, Joel, when he was in a really dark place mentally. He had told me he didn’t think he was doing anything that made an impact on the world. (Which was crazy to me because he was not only a husband and new father, but a pastor, youth pastor, YoungLife leader, soccer coach… you name it… he was doing it.)
I reached out to everyone I could think of and asked them three questions: What is your favorite memory with Joel? How has Joel impacted your life? How has Joel helped you? I got SO many incredible replies! I put them all in a book and gave it to him for his birthday. He looked at me with tears in his eyes as he read it, and told me he had no idea.
A couple of years later, we were pulling up to a funeral for a friend of my husband’s who had taken his own life. The parking lot was PACKED and cars lined the street. I looked at my husband and said, “He had NO idea this many people cared…”
After that, it became my mission to help people know they matter. I realized I could make the IMPACT book something that anyone could make for another person, so I set out to make that happen. In 2017, I officially launched IMPACT book, LLC. We’ve been making books for people ever since.
Whether you know someone who is deep in the darkness and could use a physical reminder of the lives they’re impacting or someone who seems like they know (they don’t), this book is for everyone to help people they love know they matter.
Ready to create one for someone you love? Just comment IMPACT and we’ll help you get started! Order by December 8 for guaranteed Christmas delivery!