Karina Jones is a real-life ranch wife in the Nebraska Sandhills and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the cattle industry nationwide!
The Season of Rest! Thanks for stopping by Ranch Raised!
Winter evenings on the ranch are a season that I definitely look forward to. I really feel like the good Lord gives us this season to rest. Or maybe that is just a rancher saying I know how insane spring calving is, I’m good not rushing into the next season.
It may sound boring, but we are game playing fools! I don’t know how many decks of UNO cards we have went through. We definitely have some puzzle wizards in our house. A couple of my girls are working on diamond painting projects that are turning out beautifully! Building with Legos is always on the docket.
All of our girls are book readers. Just good old fashion book readers and winter is the perfect time to nurture that passion. Lately, Ive been ordering these gigantic coloring tablecloths and we all enjoy coloring them with acrylic markers.
We try to take these winter months to start planning 4-H projects and goals. We also do our fair share of testing out recipes in search of those perfect pies and cookies to take to the fair.
Our oldest daughter spends many of her winter evenings studying bull semen catalogs with my husband, planning the next generation of our cow herd. I love to get lost in seed catalogs and dream about the days when my hands will be in the dirt!
I know that our family is by no means “mainstream normal.” And honestly, we are just fine with that. I have never been the type of person to look over the fence to see what my neighbors are doing and I feel the same way about parenting. Find what works for your family and do that!
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