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!
There is a stirring of excitement in our house and I can’t wait to tell you all about it, today on Ranch Raised.
Our back to school schedule is bringing lots of new things. My oldest daughter is on the officer team for the first homeschool FFA Chapter in Nebraska! They are embarking on all kinds of firsts while they blaze trails and create opportunities for homeschool students in our state.
My second oldest daughter is just getting her feet wet in junior high as a 7th grader. We supported her yesterday and cheered her on at her first junior high volleyball game, where I am happy to report they were victorious.
Both of my younger girls are excited to get back to one of our family’s favorite school year traditions and that is our Wednesday night youth program at our church. Our church family is our family. We see them around the community, at other youth events, and we support those kids like we do our own.
If you are looking for a positive environment to surround your kids with, I encourage you to tap into your local church community. These activities can’t happen without an immense army of volunteers. So if your Wednesday evenings are free and you miss the infectious energy of children, I encourage you to step into the calling of volunteering at your church or local church community. You never know how maybe the lamp unto a child’s feet that needs you.
And finally, a huge thank you to all of the volunteers involved in these youth programs that pour into our children! You are often parents yourself who are selflessly giving at the end of your long work day. Your time and attention to these kids is a gift that is appreciated beyond measure.
So cheers to all the youth church programs starting off the new year! May blessings pour over you this school year.
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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