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!
We are in the part of the high school graduate story where she is tying up loose ends and planning for the transition she will be making in the coming weeks, moving almost 12 hours away. It is a mixed bag of excitement and anxiety. Despite being finished with her high school rigors, the checklists are still being checked off.
She went from celebrating her high school graduations in mid-May to full on planning the Nebraska State Hereford showing, serving as board president, and then jumping into a full month of showing sheep at jackpots. She has spent any in between moments writing thank you notes to the generous supporters who wished her well with kind gifts at her graduation parties.
Here’s the deal. Thank you notes are very important in this house! In fact, my elementary student frequently has to learn the proper mechanics of writing a great thank you note during her language arts course. All my kids can fully address an envelope complete with a return address, a stamp, and drop it in the mailbox. I have recently learned that this is a fading concept taught at public schools and at home.
It is not only taught here, it is perfected, because this momma has a rule, “No checks can be cashed until the thank you notes are written.” And that rule has a PERIOD at the end, if you feel me! So tell me on the Ranch Raised FB page if you think that rule is too harsh and if you thank you notes are still valued and sent in your home!
karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
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