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!
I’m starting to see my fellow mommas posting back to school pictures! Say it aint so. Thanks for tuning into to this midweek episode of Ranch Raised.
I always get a little melancholy, maybe even sulky this time of year. Have I told you how much I love having my kids home during the summer. This is just me pouring my ranch momma’s heart out and being vulnerable. The thought of sending them back to town, every day for school, totally makes me sad. Just as a disclaimer, I don’t have anything against public schools or those who work there. I just really love having my kids at home, in their element, in their natural environment.
My oldest daughter is heading into her second year of homeschooling as a high schooler, and I can say without a doubt she is crushing goals that she would be unable to pursue with such passion and focus if she was committing 8 plus hours a day in town.
I am uncommitted on what the education path will be for the rest of my kids. My desire would be to keep them all home, but the time I can commit to all of them, right now is my limiting factor. My perspective is learning truly can happen anywhere. You don’t have to be at a desk. You don’t have to open a book in front of you. And that is why I love summer with my kids so much. I watch them learn and grow every day within their own passions. So be free, everyone. Free to let your kids learn and grow, wherever that may be. Parenting looks different for everyone, and I respect that. Have a great day!
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 4 children 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, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and 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 Jones 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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