What if transformation is both a miracle and a muscle you build every day? We sit down with our dear friend Anne Rolling to trace a faith journey that spans a childhood of scraped knees and sacred hymns, a 59-year marriage, a son’s astonishing healing, and the unimaginable loss of her daughter Emily. Anne’s stories are vivid and grounded—paying tuition with cream from a cow named Daisy, learning grit at a boys’ school, and shaping a morning “teapot prayer” that pours out fear and fills up on grace. She invites us into a practice of no judgment, no condemnation, and a fierce loyalty to Scripture that feels fresh enough to be “still wet” on the page.
The heart of our time rests on two turning points. First, the season when her infant son endured daily seizures before a community’s prayer ushered in healing and hope. Second, the winter night when a phone call brought news of Emily’s accident—followed days later by a graveside gift, a chrysalis opening into a butterfly. That moment became a living parable of metamorphosis and the seed for the EmilyAnn Theater and Gardens, where remembrance, art, and community create a space for courage. Anne calls it “spiritual insurance”—not protection from pain, but a deep assurance of identity and destiny that steadies your steps.
Across grief, miracles, and the daily grind, Anne offers simple tools with profound impact: surrender like a teapot, reject negative confession, seek Scripture until it sings, and when heaviness hits, go meet someone and shake a hand. We talk about strong women sharpening each other, honoring first responders, and choosing words that heal. If you’ve been carrying a quiet ache, or you just need courage to face today, this conversation is a warm hand and a steady light.
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