Life's Sustenance........Our strength

Over the years there have been ups and downs. One thing that I know I can always rely on is God. Only God will continue to give us the strength and the resources to restore the community and even make it even better than its ever been.

Isaiah 40:28-31  Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God,   the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint,   and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary,and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;   they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary;   they shall walk and not faint.

#thankingtheeverlastingGodwhofaintsnot

Be Blessed

Children Eye Health and Safety

It is a good idea to have your child's eyes and vision examined by an eye care professional (optometrist or ophthalmologist) at least once a year. Scheduling this around your child's birthday is a good way to remember to do it (and is also a birthday gift of sight!). Do not wait until your child complains of blurred vision, red eyes, and/or headaches. And do not rely on the school's vision screening program because that is designed to only detect the more common eye and vision problems (pink eye, nearsightedness, etc.) in asymptomatic children.
Children often do not know how they should be seeing because they assume everyone sees the way they do. Because of this, the American Optometric Association recommends that all children receive a professional eye and vision examination at critical stages in their visual development. These critical stages are

• By six months of age
• At 3 years of age
• Before first grade
• At least every year between ages 6 and 18 while they are continuing to grow

By having your child's eyes examined at these critical stages of development, permanent vision loss from amblyopia ("lazy eye") and other pediatric eye diseases can be prevented. But children at any age with signs and/or symptoms of vision problems, like red eyes, tearing eyes, unusual sensitivity to light, eye pain, or squinting should be examined as soon as possible.
http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/eye/children.cfm

FAQ for eye health- http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/eye/

Immunization Awareness

Back to School Time and its also National Immunization Awareness Month...............
Some parents may hesitate to have their kids vaccinated because they're worried that the children will have serious reactions or may get the illness the vaccine is supposed to prevent. Because the components of vaccines are weakened or killed — and in some cases, only parts of the microorganism are used — they're unlikely to cause any serious illness. Some vaccines may cause mild reactions, such as soreness where the shot was given or fever, but serious reactions are rare.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/medical/immunization_chart.html

Should I get the flu vaccine?
High-risk groups include:

• all kids 6 months through 4 years old
• anyone 50 years and older
• anyone with a weakened immune system
• women who will be pregnant during the flu season
• anyone who lives or works with children younger than 5 or adults 50 or older
• residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes
• any adult or child with chronic medical conditions, such as asthma
• health care workers who have direct contact with patients
• out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of anyone in any of the high-risk groups

http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/flu_vaccine.html?tracking=P_RelatedArticle

FAQ http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medicine/fact_myth_immunizations.html?tracking=P_RelatedArticle