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Babies, Snowstorms, and More

Feb 15, 2021, my wife adventurously delivered our latest addition to the Israel family: Trinity Grace Israel, weighing in at 8 lbs 8 oz. Why adventurously, you say? Well… The baby’s due date was Feb 3, so we were darn near two weeks after the due date. Hoping for a...

Addicted to Commitment

Many people don’t know that one of the inspirations to the Mr. Thank You Project was a book called, “The Year of Living Biblically: One man’s Humble Quest to live the Bible as Literally as Possible” by A.J. Jacobs. In this book, non-practicing Jewish writer, A.J....

Redemption…

This is an extraordinary story about my father Ronald Robert Israel: I still remember the day my parents sat me down to say that my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. I was 17, entering my Senior year of high school. Nothing noticeably changed for a few...
Babies, Snowstorms, and More

Babies, Snowstorms, and More

Feb 15, 2021, my wife adventurously delivered our latest addition to the Israel family: Trinity Grace Israel, weighing in at 8 lbs 8 oz. Why adventurously, you say? Well… The baby’s due date was Feb 3, so we were darn near two weeks after the due date. Hoping for a...

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Addicted to Commitment

Addicted to Commitment

Many people don’t know that one of the inspirations to the Mr. Thank You Project was a book called, “The Year of Living Biblically: One man’s Humble Quest to live the Bible as Literally as Possible” by A.J. Jacobs. In this book, non-practicing Jewish writer, A.J....

read more
Redemption…

Redemption…

This is an extraordinary story about my father Ronald Robert Israel: I still remember the day my parents sat me down to say that my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. I was 17, entering my Senior year of high school. Nothing noticeably changed for a few...

read more
The Lens of Gratitude

The Lens of Gratitude

Have you ever seen someone launch a business and think, “Man, I should have done that?” A few weeks ago, a client whose charity I spoke for sent me an introduction to a fascinating guy named Daniel Hack. He’s a young 30 something who started a sunglasses company...

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