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!
Happy Monday! Thanks for starting your work week with me right here on Ranch Raised!
It is a week that rivals Halloween. The kids are all excited for their classroom parties. The Valentine’s Day boxes have been masterfully engineered, or thrown together at the last minute. Hey, no judgement here! Parents are buying copious amounts of sugar to gift to other children when in turn their own kids will be bringing home ten-fold. It is a glorious time to be alive!
In true Jones Ranch fashion, I don’t make a big deal about this holiday. But I can do a few little things to make it special. We don’t have school today as it is parent teacher conferences. So, besides the kids helping with the chores outside, I’ve got a treat waiting for them inside.
We are going to decorate some sugar cookies and enjoy one of our Valentine’s Day favorites, Cupid Floats!
For more than the first half of our marriage, historically, we have been calving. I will sheepishly admit that my husband and I have never been out on a Valentine’s Day date. As we had kids, I found it more fun to just celebrate at home and that is how “Cupid Floats” on the Jones Ranch were born.
It’s just some vanilla ice cream with strawberry pop poured over the top. If you really want to knock their socks off you could always add a cherry on top.
And the end of the day it’s not about flowers, chocolate, or diamonds. There is more than one way to speak a love language, so don’t forget to express your love and appreciation for those around you.
Make it a great day!
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters near Broken Bow, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion.
Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her current role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
You can hear her almost every Friday on Your Ag Network’s Hot Barn Report that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on industry reforms. Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the ranch.
Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.
karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
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