{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvertical.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fteaching-june-22-2025-bfw2byeC","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"My Story Matters: Noelle Stanley","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9689ac23-2320-4b64-bf07-a443a5ebe021/6c353bda-5f59-4597-beb9-d83075e04294/mystorymatters.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/de97cba2-b29a-401f-81e9-5d76d8ca5d6f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"My Story Matters: Noelle Stanley\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode of My Story Matters, we hear from Noelle Stanley — whose life took an unexpected turn the day she got a phone call that changed everything. At just 23 and newly engaged, Noelle went from college graduate to overnight parent, stepping in to raise her three younger siblings after the sudden loss of her mother.\n\nWhat followed was a journey of sacrifice, grief, resilience, and above all—faith. Noelle shares the honest wrestle of identity, the struggle to surrender control, and how God provided every step of the way through community, divine timing, and a church that welcomed her just as she was.\n\nHer story is a reminder that God is present in the detours, that surrender leads to strength, and that your calling doesn’t disappear when your life doesn’t go as planned."}