Former HGTV star Chip Gaines is educating his 5 youngsters a precious lesson.
Whereas he and his spouse Joanna Gaines increase their giant brood and develop their rising Magnolia empire, the couple lately opened up about struggling to search out steadiness and peace “within the tensions of life.”
Chip, 50, lately shared how he needs their kids to embrace “the joy of the journey” quite than focusing solely on success.
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Actuality tv star Chip Gaines penned in an essay for the newest difficulty of Magnolia Journey how he needs his 5 kids to embrace “the joy of the journey” quite than focusing solely on success. (Cindy Ord/Getty Pictures for SiriusXM)
“For me, the reward isn’t when I make it to my destination. It’s how I rode out the waves,” Chip wrote within the newest difficulty of Magnolia Journal. “How many times I was willing to take big swings even if it meant losing my footing. How often I dared to pivot not for the sake of danger but deep delight.”
He continued, “While there’s nothing inherently wrong with moments of comfort and reprieve, sometimes I worry our world has put those ideals on a pedestal. Happiness has started to look like ease and success like finish lines.”
“Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines opened up about wanting his 5 kids with Joanna Gaines to develop up with cheap expectations with regards to success. (Lisa Petrole for Magnolia Journal)
“I already know these types of images will be fed to my kids every day of their lives. I don’t want them to have an unrealistic or discouraging grasp of the alternative: the joy of the journey.”
The “Fixer Upper” star added that everybody goes to get the ending they’re destined for and believes the particular person you change into is determined by the alternatives you make in life.
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“Despite what’s commonly thought of as the good life — one where you’re resting on the beach with a piña colada and a fat 401(k) — we are happiest when we’re rocking and rolling and figuring out complicated things,” he penned.
The couple share 5 kids: Drake, 19, Ella, 18, Duke, 16, Emmie, 15 and Crew, 6.
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With their rising Magnolia empire and elevating 5 kids, Joanna admitted she beforehand felt she “hasn’t succeeded at balancing her life.” (Lisa Petrole for Magnolia Journal)
Chip and Joanna, 46, have been already dad and mom after they have been launched to stardom in 2014 with “Fixer Upper” on HGTV, which originated out of the house flipping enterprise Chip began and Joanna joined after they have been married in 2003. Joanna’s weblog about their experiences drew the eye of producers.
After 5 seasons, the Gaines moved on from HGTV and launched their very own media enterprise with Magnolia Community in 2020. A model of “Fixer Upper” was relaunched on the channel, in addition to different residence enchancment reveals.
Chip and Joanna, 46, have been already dad and mom after they have been launched to stardom in 2014 with “Fixer Upper” on HGTV. (Magnolia Community)
With their rising Magnolia empire, Joanna admitted she beforehand felt she “hasn’t succeeded at balancing her life,” as she struggled to juggle 5 youngsters and a booming enterprise in her 20s and 30s.
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“It didn’t seem to matter how often I reorganized my schedule, chose this over that, or simply said ‘no.’ There were very few seasons that felt like I’d nailed it—like I was flourishing on every front in brilliant, shimmering unison,” she penned within the Magnolia Journal.
After 5 seasons, the Gaines moved on from HGTV and launched their very own media enterprise with Magnolia Community in 2020. (Magnolia)
“Balance, to me, was the light at the end of the tunnel, the antidote of sorts for whatever chaos was swirling nearby. In my 20s, for instance, I was mothering small children and a small business, and I longed for the secret to make it all achievable,” she remarked.
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“I was exhausted, so I sought balance for the promise of peace. Then, in my 30s our business grew overnight, and our dreams were taking off, and I longed for the secret to savor every moment.”
The Magnolia Journal Spring 2025 Challenge hits newsstands on Friday, Feb. 21.
