***see update at end! Annual bumper car Faceoff! We are blessed with an annual weekend of beach, boardwalk, great food and great friends in OCNJ. More and more I recognize what a gift it really is. To be honest, joining our complicated family for one event is already a special gesture. But to invite us back to the beach of OCNJ over and over again...well, that's a huge blessing. It's a non-verbal affirmation to say "we know you are complicated but we choose you in our life anyway." We feel loved and valued. Ocean City NJ has become a favorite weekend for our family. Loaded upThat time she got away...Breakfast of Champions There are many things that draw us to the beach of OCNJ. Inevitably, for our daughters, the beach and the boardwalk rides are at the top. We are so glad to be introduced to the joy of reserving OCNJ beach wheelchairs. You can read more about that HERE. Also, while I agree with those who have found some of the staff and regulations actually make the experience tougher than it needs to be, we still love and appreciate the availability. At Continue Reading
Accessible Day Trip to Ocean City NJ
After a really terrible spring season I became desperate to end the cycle of yuckiness. A chronic cough for one of the girls was a part of the crud. I always feel like salt air and salt water clears that up, so I did what seemed like an obvious fix: We packed the wheelchair van for a beach day in Ocean City, NJ. I almost always make a spring day trip to reassure myself that the ocean is still there and all is right in the world after a long winter. I never had time to do that this year so I definitely needed the reassurance! While it may not have changed anything physically, It sure helped us mentally! After recently reading about blue space and green space, I believe in the real benefit of time spent at the ocean! I find it to be such a healing place. Anyone else?? According to a study placed in Health & Space: Living in a neighborhood where you have lots of opportunity to gaze at blue spaces — bodies of water like the sea — is associated with lower levels of stress, researchers Continue Reading
