Writer Daryl Austin caused a firestorm when he questioned Chip and Joanna Gaines' parenting in an article. But the celebrity couple responded with grace and kindness.
“There is much to be admired about them, including their commitments to their faith, marriage, family and community,” wrote Austin, but added that the Gainses “did not get where they are by putting their family first.”
Chip and Joanna Gaines, the stars of the popular HGTV show Fixer Upper recently lent their renovating talents to an elderly woman whose home was damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Fixer Upper is a television phenomenon. The home-renovation show premiered to 1.3 million viewers on May 23, 2013. It has attracted as many as twenty-five million viewers.