<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">CHIP and Joanna Gaines have had a lot of time for reflection. The house flipping Fixer Upper alums, who&rsquo;ve been forced to put their Magnolia brand business ventures on hold due to the coronavirus, have been comfortably sheltering in place with their children, Drake, 15, Ella, 13, Duke 12, Emmie, 10, and 2-year old Crew, at the family&rsquo;s idyllic spread outside Waco, Texas. But the shiplap-loving pair, wed since 2003, are doing more than just counting their blessings. Looking outward, they&rsquo;re using this time to teach their kids that everyone can make a difference. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve talked endlessly about what we can do,&rdquo; says Chip, explaining how even small actions can have big consequences. &ldquo;What we do in our family [affects] our local community. Then the community affects the state, the state affects the country, then the country affects the world.&rdquo;<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s important to us that the kids understand what&rsquo;s happening outside of the farm,&rdquo; agrees Joanna. Sure, it&rsquo;s easy to feel helpless in the face of huge problems such as gun violence and racism, but they believe kids should know they can help bring about positive change. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve made a clear pact with our family that we&rsquo;re not going to stand idly by while tragedies occur,&rdquo; Chip shared in a recent talk with SalesForces Presents Stories of Resilience &mdash; even if that means taking small steps. To illustrate,he says, &ldquo;when someone needs a cup of water, you don&#39;t have to solve the water crisis&hellip; that&rsquo;s a big, tall objective. But I can take a cup of water to this person that I know is in need of water, and in that one moment, I&rsquo;ve changed the world.&rdquo;<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">AS GOOD AS THEIR WORDIt&rsquo;s a thoughtful take from a guy known more as a sledgehammer-wielding jokester than a philosopher. Yet, Chip, 45, and Joanna, 42, have already translated those thoughts into action. They took the children along for an eye-opening discussion about race on the June 18 episode of the new online series Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, hosted by ex-NFL pro- Emmanuel Acho. When the couple explained that they&rsquo;d raised their brood to be &ldquo;colorblind,&rdquo; Acho prompted them to consider whether it might be better to teach them to recognize and embrace people&rsquo;s differences. &ldquo;Jo and I talked about what do we do, what are we unaware of, what have we been blind to,&rdquo; Chip confesses. &ldquo;We just realized we have to do better.&rdquo; For starters, on July 2, Chip and Jo announced that they&rsquo;d assembled a network of Black artisans and business owners from across the country for a &ldquo;Virtual Vendor Fair&rdquo; on their Magnolia home and lifestyle shopping website. &ldquo;When we think of Magnolia, we don&rsquo;t think of it as a brand,&rdquo; Joanna explains. &ldquo;We think of it as a business with a heartbeat.&rdquo;<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">STAYING STRONG Joanna credits her heart to the grit and determination of her Korean mother, Nan Stevens. &ldquo;When I think of her upbringing and how hard life was for her,&rdquo; she says of Nan, who moved to the U.S. when she was 19 to marry her G.I. dad, Jerry. &ldquo;Her story is so strong, so brave. She inspires me.&rdquo; In turn, Jo hopes to inspire her own kids, with Chip by her side. &ldquo;He has this amazing instinct and intuition, and I do the fine-tuning and the details,&rdquo; she says.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re a great team.

Joanna & Chip: TEACHING OUR KIDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 

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