Character Analysis: The Magnolia Story

Over the course of this semester, I read a book called The Magnolia Story, by Chip and Joanna Gaines. Chip and Joanna Gaines, as you may recognize their names from their hit HGTV show Fixer Upper, have become experts in the business industry. This is because they have spent most of their lives flipping, selling & remodeling houses, learning how to deal with income, saving and spending their profit, and running multiple businesses at once! They started their business, Magnolia homes, and have been remodeling homes for the past 15 years together. All while, Joanna had established her shop called the Magnolia Market where she sold retail home decor. Chip has been flipping houses ever since he was a college student at Baylor University and Joanna …show more content…
The pilot for fixer upper aired in May of 2013 and the first episode aired in April 2014. Chip and Joanna inspired millions with their authenticity and role model like attributes. Just after the show aired, Joanna decided to reopen her shop on Bosque Boulevard, but this time she opened it up in the silos. Chip and Joanna still live on their farm to this day and although they have stopped filming Fixer Upper, they still enjoy flipping houses and of course, they spend plenty of time with family and …show more content…
They continued to fight to save their business when they were almost out of money or buy a certain property when the buyer originally said no. Even when things were terrible, they never lost hope. For example, when Joanna wanted to open up the Magnolia Market, the building on Bosque Boulevard stood out to her but the owner turned down her offer. Chip and Joanna continued to negotiate and soon enough the building was theirs. When baby Drake came along, that didn’t stop Joanna from continuing to work in her shop or when business and profit was low, she continued to fight. Another main point that stood out to me is that Chip and Joanna constantly believed that God would provide for them. An example of this came when they were building a lot of houses on some land they owned. They desperately needed the money. The financial crisis had hit Waco and there was no more money that the banks could provide. A wonderful couple came along and said that God had told them to invest in Chip and Joanna’s business. It was a beautiful offer and show of trust, and how God could nudge and provide. The final key point that stood out to me is that Chip and Joanna never let their business get in the way of family. Every time they built a new house, they would make sure and do it in a short amount of time so the kids wouldn’t be affected. Joanna shut down her