Unstuck from Time
I lost my mom over a year ago and I am still overcome at times with waves of grief. It will come in unexpected moments, like when I hear...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Barking at the Wind
When I was younger, one of my favorite literary characters was Don Quixote. I was captivated by his vision for his own world, one he...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Jan 17
- 2 min
What We Don't Yet Know
We adopted two young cats almost a week ago and they have already escaped through a hole in a window. They were in a warm room with food,...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Waiting
Like many of you, I am waiting right now. Waiting for my granddaughters to arrive from Texas with their mom and dad. Waiting for my...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Both Sides of the Moon
It is interesting how tranquility and agitation walk so closely together. They are not yin and yang; instead, they seem to be opposing...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Whimsy
I put holiday lights around the chicken coop today. I'm not sure they will appreciate the festive nod but then again, it's hard to say...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Price We Pay
My last post ended up being more prophetic than I would have hoped because Maisy, my Yorkie, died the same day I wrote it. It has been...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
(Wo)Man's Best Friend
I've had my dog for almost nine years. She was 8 when I adopted her through a local dog rescue; she had had a really rough life to that...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Villages
"I just do not think our psyches were developed to hold, feel and respond to everything coming at them right now; every tragedy,...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Peasant Bread
If a word summed up my career, it would be adaptation. My organization promoted and supported inclusion for all children regardless of...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Why Temperament Matters to All of Us
I wrote a book recently called "Why Temperament Matters: Guidance Strategies for Young Children", published by Redleaf Press. The book is...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Languishing
My daughter sent me an article from the New York Times on a new term coined by mental health professionals to describe the emotional...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Chickens and Inclusion
I've been thinking a lot lately about inclusion and exclusion. Who's in and who's out. To some degree, we all experience what it feels...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Jan 12, 2021
- 1 min
Hope
A new year usually holds much promise and hope for the future. After the year 2020, it seems even more important that we look for and...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Goodbye 2020
I think most people will remember 2020 for the pandemic that swept the world, the anxiety that it brought to us and the destruction that...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus Unicorns
Our granddaughter asked her grandpa for a pony for Christmas. I think, from a child's point of view, that is a reasonable request. After...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Metaphysically Speaking
I haven't written a blog entry for over a month. I have a lot of scattered thoughts that make writing a coherent piece more difficult...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
Nana's Eyes
There is a story about a little girl who grew up in a home with no mirrors. Her only image of herself came from her Nana. She only saw...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Sep 28, 2020
- 2 min
In the Moment of Play
It’s easy to be in the moment when we are playing with children. They tend to give every ounce of energy to the task at hand, climbing a...
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Cindy Croft Bachman
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Storm Homes
I once heard someone from a small #NorthernMinnesota town talk about the "storm homes" in the community where he grew up. Kids who lived...
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