Cali Newdigger Portfolio

A Gem

Cali Newdigger — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 09:53:34 GMT

Jimmie, my dad’s best friend, taught me valuable lessons about love, resilience, and self-belief throughout our 21 years together. Despite life’s challenges, his kindness and encouragement shaped my character and will remain a cherished part of my life and values.

Living Without Hesitation

Cali Newdigger — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:03:32 GMT

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11: 28-30 It’s 3:32 AM, and I have found myself wide awake with no sign of going back to sleep anytime soon. As I lay in bed, I start to reflect on all the things that are happening […]

The Ride

Cali Newdigger — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:46:38 GMT

“The ride is worth the fall” Cody Johnson On November 2nd, 2024, you could find me sitting in my car listening to the new Cody Johnson album Leather Deluxe Edition. Now I was a little late to the listening party but without a doubt there was a song that he wrote that spoke to me […]

Don't Lose Your Inspiration

Cali Newdigger — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:07:17 GMT

“You just gotta keep going and fighting for everything, and one day you’ll get to where you want.” Naomi Osaka When I was little, I wanted to be a director of a nursing home. Now if you know me, you probably are thinking “Cali in healthcare?” “No way.” Reality hit me as I was telling […]

Rooted in History

Cali Newdigger — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:12:40 GMT

“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” Thomas Jefferson As I leaned against the wooden rail of what once was a holding pen for sheep that would be sold the next day; I began to reminisce on the history that these wooden […]

The Power of Storytelling

Cali Newdigger — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 20:43:12 GMT

LIFE is all about PERSPECTIVE Growing up, I often got in trouble because I would talk to anyone and when I say anyone, I mean ANYONE. It didn’t matter if you were a complete stranger at the grocery store getting milk, an upperclassman at school who I only saw in the hallways, or a carnival […]

Impactful Strangers

Cali Newdigger — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:20:33 GMT

“Good Friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”  Unknown On a cool October evening, I had the opportunity to meet 4 strangers that have never ceased to inspire me. At about 7 o’clock, we were sitting around picnic tables at a small local park writing letters to […]

Rising Over Fear

Cali Newdigger — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:36:31 GMT

All our dreams can come true , if we have the courage to pursue them.  Walt Disney Growing up, I was always up to something between 4-H, Dance, Church or FFA. Many people would say I had big dreams and I was always working towards my goals. In June of 2022, I had the honor […]

Grow. Rise. Inspire. Together

Cali Newdigger — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:06:24 GMT

G.R.I.T. One acronym that sums up the first six months for me as a state officer! Grow: The gavel has been tapped and Chapter Leadership Training has been called to order. As the opening ceremony continues and I am hearing my teammates say their parts (which are amazing) I hear the words “Why by the flag?” I stand up and begin to say my part and as I get to “FFA is a national organization that reaches from the state of” my mind goes blank. I try to say the states and nothing is coming out....

Welcome to Crazy Calis Ag Adventures

Cali Newdigger — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:58:18 GMT

Maybe you’re like me and when I was little I had this dream of becoming my show steers. I thought they were living the life because they got to travel and see all these cool places, were pampered all the time, and then got to take naps whenever they wanted. Every once in a while I would tell people that I wanted to be a steer because they got to load into these trailers and see the whole country and if you know me, you know I love to travel. Now as I got older I realized I did not want to end...