It’s 3 a.m. in the Sandhills, and while it’s not my usual hour to be writing a column, it’s the time I felt like, for once in the last month, …
Katie Kaliff-Jagels
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Katie Kaliff-Jagels is a farmer’s daughter with a passion for fashion, marketing and her rural roots. She and her husband, Jason, ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills—raising Angus bulls, their toddler, and the occasional “surprise” critters that Katie sneaks home.
I had been telling people for months that “August isn’t near as busy for us,” and I guess that was just a flat lie.
"Watching the kids play in the yard and chase the ducks, and witnessing how excited they were to see the cows reminds me how fortunate we are to be able to share this with them."
"I make a big deal out of birthdays in our house because there’s nothing better than a day dedicated to recognizing the person we’ve become."
"They’re the kind of moms and wives you want to sit at the table with, the ones who tell stories about themselves, not others."
There’s something nobody tells you about owning chickens. The truth is, they should come with a warning label – something along the lines of: …
"There’s praying, and then there’s the standing over the sink in total silence staring out the window praying – the sink prayers, I’ll call them."
Another bull sale in the books, and I’m writing this to you on a wet rainy day. It truly feels like I can breathe again, and I think Jason fee…
Calving season is wrapping up and the bull sale is approaching on the Jagels ranch. Katie is taking time to pray and finding comfort in giving some of the struggles over to God.
