Jeri Roller
Minister of Pastoral Care

(859) 858-3521
ghroller@aol.com
 
 
 

  Tell us about your family.  
  I am happily married to Gilbert Roller, with the happiness increasing in each of our 56 years!  We have three married sons who have given us seven grandchildren in whom we delight!! My husband and our three sons share a sense of humor, and we have a lot of laughter at our family dinners.  I'm grateful for this, because I can't make jokes; but  I love laughing at them.  
     
  What's your favorite time of day?  
 

My favorite times of day are dawn and dusk;
DAWN, because I love watching the sun rise and listening for the birds' waking calls
DUSK, because I am basically an "outdoors" person--and night falls softly in the out-of-doors.

 
     
  What is your most treasured possession?  
  My most reasured possessions are relationships with various family members and friends and fellow travelers in the Kingdom.   I  can't think of  any treasured possession that is a thing , but my husband says maybe the front porch is.    
     
  What's a book or movie during which you laughed or cried (or both)?  
  I laughed and cried, or at least was deeply moved by Adam Bede , by George Eliot.  Chaim Potok  is a favorite author, but I have not read from him lately.  The books I have read lately are Responsible Grace, by Randy Maddox, and Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit, by Paul Chilcote.   
     
  What's your biggest fear?  
  My biggest fear is of being separated from my husband, either by his death or mine.  
     
  What prayer has God answered in your life recently?  
  I see the Lord's comforting hand at work in the incremental healing of our middle sons's emotional health.  Also,  during and after my recent foot surgery, I felt a wall around me providing  protection from surgical errors and pain.  
     
  What really matters to you?  
 

What really matters to me  is:
 l)  Living close to God and experiencing His presence in a way I am able to recognize.  
2)  The happiness and well-being, both  physical and spiritual,  of my husband, and 
3)  Ditto for our sons and their families.
4)  Friendships matter to me, too, very much. 

 
     
  What is your favorite restaurant meal?  
  I don't have a favorite restaurant meal; I regard them only as a means to and end: being with friends and building relationships.   
     
  What is your vision for ministry at Wilmore FM Church?  
  My vision  for my personal ministry at WFMC is to see as many people as possible come to a knowledge of Jesus and walk with them along the way.  I don't always know (in fact, I don't usually know) the answers to problems, but I just want to be able to walk along the road with them and help to sustain them.    
     
  What would people be most surprised to learn about you?  
  Maybe people would be surprised to learn that I completed a Spanish major when I was 60 years old.