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12/22/2025

Happy Monday!! 😀 GREAT WAYS TO RECYCLE WRAPPING PAPER!!🤓
Creator | C. Knighten

I love wrapping pretty and fun packages, but the truly fun part is watching those I loce open then to discover the secret inside! It is the best part, seeing the delight and surprise in their smiles and laughter....ahhh!! Then, what is left is a mountain of gift wrap that will be left and forgotten.......🤪

I truly hate just throwing away good, recyclable items.....bows, wrapping paper and Christmas cards, can all be repurposed! The list of ways to recycle these items may be endless, but here are a few that you can use throughout the year to come!

First, note, if you are not artsy fartsy.....creative, then simply recycle plain, non-foil or glittery paper. Foil is not reyclable and the glittery wrap will not work with our local facility. If in doubt however, use the Scrunch Test!🧐

😉SCRUNCH TEST: If you can scrunch plain paper into a ball and it stays, it's likely recyclable; if it doesn't, toss it.
🎁RECYCLE: Plain, non-foil, non-glittery paper and cardboard boxes (flattened).
🗑️TRASH: Shiny, metallic, glittery, or plastic-coated papers, and tissue paper (compost if possible).

CREATIVE WAYS TO REPURPOSE!
🔹Crafts & Decor: Make paper chains, origami, paper beads for jewelry, or cut out images for scrapbooking and homemade cards.
🔹Packaging Filler: Shred it for packing fragile ornaments or jars in hampers, or use it to protect items for storage.
🔹Novelty Items: Cut into confetti for future parties or use as fun lining for shelves and drawers.
🔹Gift Tags & Bookmarks: Repurpose Christmas cards or paper scraps for tags or bookmarks. Using craft scissors will give them a creative edge!

SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS:
🎁Fabric: If you are a crafty person, fabric for wrapping or real ribbon bows are an option that you can reuse several times.
🎁Kraft Paper: It may be plain, but it can be decorated and used on both sides. While one is smoother.....easier to write on, and the other slightly rougher, it may be perfect for your outdoorsy guy!!

We hope you will share these recycling ideas with your family and friends! But mostly we wish you a safe and fun holiday week!😀

12/21/2025

Happy Sunday!! 😀WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS WEEK!🎄
Creator | C. Knighten

Whether you say 'Happy Holidays", "Happy Hannukah" or celebrate "Happy Kwanza", this is the week to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and the traditions that each family follows. ✨

Christmas is the story of faith, love, hope and quiet miracles. It reminds us that the greatest gift didn’t arrive with fanfare or wealth, but instead, it arrived with deep humility, wrapped in swaddling cloth, and placed in a manger.

It’s the story of Mary’s faith, Joseph’s courage, shepherds who believed, and a guiding star that led the way. It’s a reminder that even in crowded, uncertain moments, light will still find us and guide us....no matter where we are!

Christmas teaches us that love shows up gently, hope is born in unexpected places, and miracles often come in the most unexpected form. As we celebrate this holiday season, may we carry that same love, kindness, and faith into our homes🏘️, our hearts❤️, and may we spread out into the world.🌍

May this season remind us that the true meaning of Christmas is found in compassion, grace, and the greatest gift of all.....salvation.

We hope wherever you are and wherever you travel, that the blessings of Christmas will surround you. Merry Christmas🎄from our homes to yours!!

12/21/2025

I love these.....Teddy is soo funny!!

12/21/2025

“Let me be clear — I’ve coached this game for a long time, and I thought I’d seen it all. But what happened out there tonight? That wasn’t football — that was chaos disguised as competition.”
DETAILS 👉 https://risemove.info/posts/absolutely-clear-coached-lived-game-long-time-truly-believed-seen-every-version-happened-tonight-tram123-sslp..
I’ve been in this business long enough to recognize when a team loses fair and square — and tonight’s 34–24 win over the Oklahoma Sooners was not one of those nights where you walk away feeling victorious in spirit. What unfolded on that field went far beyond X’s and O’s, far beyond miscues or missed assignments. It was about something deeper — about respect, integrity, and the line between hard football and flat-out unsportsmanlike conduct.
When a player goes after the ball, you can see it — the discipline, the purpose, the fight. But when a player goes after another man, that’s not a football move; that’s a choice.
And that hit? Intentional. No question about it.
Don’t try to convince me otherwise, because everyone watching saw what came after — the taunts, the smirks, the mockery. That wasn’t emotion; that was ego. And if that’s what we’re calling “competitive fire” now, then something’s gone terribly wrong in this sport.
Look, I’m not here to call names or stir controversy — we all know who I’m referring to. But to the NCAA and the officials overseeing this game, hear me clearly: this wasn’t just a missed call. It was a missed opportunity to uphold the very principles you claim to protect — player safety and sportsmanship.
You talk about fairness, integrity, protecting players. Yet week after week, we watch cheap shots brushed aside as “just part of the game.” It’s not. It’s not football when safety becomes secondary and when respect gets lost in the noise.
If this is the direction college football is heading, if this is what we’re now willing to tolerate, then tonight — even in a 34–24 win — we lost more than a game. We lost a piece of what makes this sport great.
Yes, Alabama earned the victory, and they earned it with firepower, discipline, and heart. But make no mistake — my players didn’t lose their pride, their composure, or their integrity. They played clean, they played tough, and they refused to stoop to that level. And for that, I couldn’t be prouder.
Still, this game leaves a bitter taste — not because of the score, but because of what it revealed. And until the league draws a clear line between competition and misconduct, it will be the players — the ones who pour their hearts, bodies, and futures into this game — who will keep paying the price.
I’m not saying this out of anger.
I’m saying it because I love this game — and I’m not willing to watch it lose its soul.

12/21/2025

....always follow your heart....and never leave family behind!!

I stood in the lobby of the assisted living facility, holding a glossy brochure promising “dignified aging,” when I realized what it truly cost: giving up the one soul who still looked at me like I mattered.

“No pets over thirty pounds,” the administrator said, tapping her tablet. “It’s a liability.”

I looked down at Barnaby — my old Plott Hound — his gray muzzle resting on my leg, eyes cloudy with age, tail tapping softly. He wasn’t a pet. He was family.

I didn’t sign the papers.

In the car, my daughter sighed when I told her. “You’re choosing a dog over your future, Dad.”

“No,” I whispered. “I’m choosing not to be alone.”

That night, I sat on the porch one last time, the "For Sale" sign already planted in the yard. Inside, my life had been packed into cardboard boxes labeled “essentials.”

But essentials don’t come with barcodes. Sometimes, they’ve got four legs and a slow, steady heartbeat.

The next morning, I did something wild.
I bought a beat-up 1998 camper van with what was left of my savings. Ugly. Rusted. But solid — like me. I loaded up my tools, some clothes, and Barnaby’s bed. Left the rest behind.

And we hit the road.

That afternoon, we stopped by the park. A man was yelling at a barista over spilled coffee. Tension thick. Phones out, people filming… no one stepping in.

Except Barnaby.

He ambled over, leaned against the man’s legs, and let out that low, soulful bay — the kind that feels like it comes from somewhere deeper than sound. The man froze. Looked down at this old dog, all wrinkles and warmth, and something shifted.

“I’m just… tired,” he said.

“We all are,” I replied.

That’s when I knew. The world didn’t need me sitting in a facility, fading quietly. It needed more Barnabys. More quiet kindness. More people who remember how to de-escalate instead of record.

Later, I left a letter for my daughter:

"You were trying to help me die comfortably.
I’m going to teach myself how to live again."

Now, Barnaby and I are chasing sunsets down back roads. Fixing engines in little towns. Talking to strangers over diner coffee. No schedule. No agenda. Just life — messy, real, and ours. 🛠️🐾

You see, the world may have moved on, but that doesn’t mean we’re finished.

We’re not obsolete.
We’re vintage.
And vintage never goes out of style.

12/14/2025

12/14/2025

These guys truly do an amazing job, and what better way to preserve your cement....which my friends.....is not an inexpensive endeavor to replace!!

12/14/2025

Motivation sparks the start, but habit carries you through. Turn motivation into a daily habit, and your journey becomes faster and more enjoyable. 🔥🚀