Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 18 December 2003 — Page 25

The Muncie Times • December 18, 2003 • Page 25

Women Of The World

By Maurice Taylor-EL. Ren’a Wagner publishes a monthly periodical about religion. It is a book for women named “Women of the World,” Holy Women In A World-Together In Christ. It contains a bible study for single women and for married women also. It has a trivia, a devotional, a scripture and a meditation. I asked Wagner what was her motivation for putting together a periodical pamphlet for women of this type. “God gave me a vision and the periodical was a part of my vision. In the future I would like to turn the periodical into a magazine and also publish a devotional written to women in the ministry.” Wagner began publishing her periodical 4 months ago, the distribution

was 42 and now it is over 200. The periodical is now being distributed in Indiana, Michigan, Louisiana, Kentucky and New York.The periodical is free to anyone that wants one. Wagner is also working on getting a book published, named “Called To Be Holy.” Ren’a Wagner, a lifelong resident of Muncie, Ind, is the wife of Min. Jon A. Wagner. They are the parents of two children, Erica, 21, a senior at Ball State University and Freddie, 20, employed at Keihin Aircon. Wagner is a member of Terrestrial Temple COGIC, under the leadership of her parents, Supt. And Mrs. James Lawson; at Terrestrial Wagner is a praise and Worship Leader, teacher of

the Young Women’s Christian Council as well as on the ministerial staff. Recently Wagner served as one of two event coordinators for the Muncie Homecoming Festival 2003. She is a member of Love Production Ministries, Millie D. Hoffman Federated Club and cofounder of “It’s a Sistah Thang” Book Club and cofounder of “it’s A Sistah Thang” book club For the past 111/2 years, Wagner has been employed at Ivy Tech State College where she is the Assistant to the Dean of Academic Affairs for Region 6. Wagner says she enjoys making religious literary contributions to society and feels that it is needed. Women of the Word Writing

Ren’a Wagner

Staff Min. Crystal Johnson, Wilson. Anderson, Ind. is Shreveport Louisiana, the writer of “The Power of Assistant editor and writer One.” Each of these women of monthly devotional “Just not only spread the word of You and God.” god. They have made a Min. Wilisha Scaife, commitment to walk in their Muncie, Ind. is the writer of destiny and to take their the bible study, “Life In the rightful place in the Word,” Evangelist Kiena kingdom of god and to use Fluker, South Bend. Ind. is their god given gifts without the writer of “I Made A shame and apology. Vow.’’Missionary Sheila

Eat Better, Live Better: ‘Tis the Season for Healthy Holidays

Food brings us together for the holidays. We celebrate with family and friends and by serving traditional foods, like red velvet cake, black-eyed peas, and collard greens. But many of us forget that what we eat is as important to our health as it is to our traditions. To live a healthy and long life, you have to eat more foods that help protect your health, like fruits and vegetables, and less cake, pies, and fried food. Instead of loading up on macaroni and cheese and cake, eat more of the greens, beans, and fruit salad. The National Cancer Institute recommends that men eat 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for good health as part of a healthy, active lifestyle. A serving fits into the palm of

your hand, which makes it easy to eat 2 to 3 servings with every meal. And eating lots of fruits and vegetables is just as important during the holidays as any other time of the year. Make eating lots of fruits and vegetables a new holiday tradition and a habit that carries throughout the year. It's something simple you can do to make sure you're around to enjoy many more holidays to come. If your family is anything like mine, the family cooks are up all day and night preparing for Christmas and New Year's Day meals. Make sure you let Big Momma, Aunt "T" and their crew know ahead of time how much you love fruit salad, baked sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas,

collard greens, string beans, and green salad. These are just a few examples of foods to help you eat your 9 A Day during the holidays. Both greens and beans are great choices as part of your 9 A Day for good health, but many of our "traditional" recipes use fat back, ham hocks or bacon for flavor. Believe me, you can have greens and beans that taste just as good without all that arteryclogging fat. It's easy to keep eating your fruits and vegetables through the holidays. Grab an apple or pear while you wait for the main course. Load up on the vegetables and vegetable dishes and eat fruit salad for dessert. The holiday season is one to enjoy the company

of family and friends. We share many good times around the dinner table. Make the holidays also a time to share good health as well as your favorite holiday foods. When you eat better, you feel better. Happy Holidays! Dr. Terry Mason is the chief of urology at. Mercy Hospital in Chicago and the Director for the Center for New Life. He is also the Midwest Regional Chair of the National Black Leadership Cancer Control Network. Learn more about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables at www. 9aday. cancer, gov.