Ben Napier Shares Heartwarming Lesson He’s Passing on to His Kids

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It was a familiar scenario when HGTV Home Town star Ben Napier was growing up. Maybe someone’s car needed repair. Perhaps a tree fell in a neighbor’s yard and required cutting up. His dad would take Ben and his brothers to help. In return, they’d be offered a brisket to take home and cook. Then came the exchange: “No, no, no, you don’t have to do that,” which of course was met with, “I insist.”

If it wasn’t a brisket, it was a crate of produce left on their front porch. Then, when his dad became a preacher—in fact, both his mom and dad were preachers—many of the congregates in the rural community churches where he served were farmers or gardeners. “We were always stocked with potatoes, tomatoes, you know, turnip greens, whatever,” Ben tells Country L