The Small Beginnings with Sara Thurman Price
Welcome to my Small Beginnings with Sara podcast. Each episode I will be sharing my personal journey with you, a journey full of new beginnings, from tears of joy to tears of grief. I will be sharing how God has been right in the middle of my own journey. God will be right in the middle of your story, too. My prayer is you will become brave and courageous in your own small beginnings. Get ready to be inspired and encouraged as I share my heart and my life with you. Together, let's discover God's goodness.
Episodes
178 episodes
Finding Joy When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
What if the moments that feel like failure are actually opportunities for God to do something greater?Life doesn't always unfold the way we expect. Sometimes we face disappointment, unexpected challenges, or circumstances we simpl...
A Fresh Start for Fall: Finding Your Rhythm Again
There’s something about a new season that makes us want to begin again.As fall finally arrives in Texas, I’ve been thinking about the rhythms of my own life—and one small beginning Earl and I have been putting off for almost ten months.<...
Waiting on God: Trusting His Perfect Timing
What are you waiting for right now?An answer. A breakthrough. A relationship. A child. A new opportunity. Healing. A door to open. Or maybe simply clarity about what comes next.Waiting can be one of the hardest places to trust God...
Finding Your Rhythm and Taking the Next Step
Beginning is exciting. But what happens after the first step?Last week, I shared one of my favorite scriptures, Zechariah 4:10: “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.”But smal...
You Have to Begin: What God Can Do With One Small Step
What if the thing God is asking you to begin feels far bigger than anything you could accomplish on your own?I’m recording this episode from the mountains of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, a place that holds a very special piece of my story. Ne...
God’s Presence Is the Greatest Present
What if the greatest gift God wants to give you today isn’t a solution, a breakthrough, or an answered prayer—but His presence?In this episode, I share stories of unexpected encounters with God, from a tiny hummingbird that appeared outs...
Refuse to Live Tomorrow Today: Learning to Be Present With God
How much of your life are you actually present for?It’s easy to physically be in one place while our minds are somewhere else—replaying yesterday, worrying about tomorrow, or rushing through today without noticing what God has placed rig...
When God Gives You Favor: Can We Ask God for Favor With People?
Is it okay to ask God for favor—not only His favor, but favor with other people?Maybe you’re walking into an important meeting, interviewing for a job, trying to sell a house, having a difficult conversation, launching something new, or ...
The Plans God Has for Us: What I Would Tell My Younger Self
Have you ever wished you could sit down with your younger self for just one conversation?What would you say? Would you warn yourself about the hard seasons... encourage yourself to take more risks... or simply remind yourself to trust Go...
Blessed Assurance: Learning to Trust God in the Hard Places
Why is it so difficult to trust God when life doesn't make sense?In this episode of Small Beginnings, I share a personal journey I've been walking as God has gently whispered two simple words to my heart: "Trust Me." Toge...
Walking the Wide Plank of Faith
What do you do when you've prayed... waited... and nothing seems to be changing?In this episode of Small Beginnings, I want to encourage anyone who finds themselves in that space between God's promise and its fulfillment. After ...
Trusting God When the Jar Looks Empty
Have you ever looked at your life and thought, I don't have enough?Not enough money. Not enough strength. Not enough answers. Not enough time.In this episode of Small Beginnings, I want to encourage you with one of...
Seven Simple Invitations for a Memorable Summer
Summer has a way of slipping through our fingers. We wait all year for the longer days, fresh fruit, family gatherings, beautiful sunsets, and slower evenings—and then suddenly, the season is gone.But what if a memorable summer isn’t abo...
What if God has been whispering all along?
There are seasons when I've wondered why God seemed so quiet.Maybe you've felt that too.You've prayed. You've waited. You've asked for direction. And yet it feels like heaven is silent.But lately I've been asking myself a d...
100 Days Creating with God
What if one small act of faithfulness each day could change your life?In this episode, I share the story behind a practice that first began in 2015 and has found its way back into my life again. After feeling the Lord nudge me during a r...
The Battle Is the Lord's
In this week's episode of Small Beginnings with Sara, we're talking about a truth many of us need to hear:The battle is not yours. It belongs to the Lord.Maybe you're facing a diagnosis, a strained relationship, a ...
Anchored in the Storm
This week on Small Beginnings with Sara, I’m sharing what God has been showing me through the storms.After weeks of heavy rain, flooding creeks, lightning, and strong winds here in Texas, a massive walnut tree behind our home lo...
5 Things God Has Been Teaching Me This Week
This week, I’ve been reflecting on something I believe so deeply right now:Do not despise your small beginnings.Sometimes we think God only moves in the big moments, the breakthrough moments, the dramatic moments…but so often, He...
Finding God in Poland and North Cyprus
In this episode of Small Beginnings with Sara, I’m sharing reflections from my recent trip to Poland and North Cyprus, and all the unexpected ways I encountered God’s presence along the way.There were moments of beauty, moments of grief,...
Love With Intention, Part 2: Leading With Love, Listening With Purpose
This is Part 2 of our conversation on loving your spouse with intention, and this time, you’ll hear more from Earl.In Part 1, I shared what has made me feel loved.In this episode, Earl shares from his heart what that actually looks l...
Love With Intention, Part 1: Feeling Seen, Heard, and Deeply Loved
This episode is really special to me.For the first time, my husband Earl is joining me on the podcast, and we’re starting a two-part conversation about what it looks like to love your spouse with intention.I share from my heart wh...
Less of Me, More of You
What if the life you’ve been longing for isn’t found in doing more for yourself… but in quietly pouring yourself out for others?In this episode, I’m sharing what it really looks like to live “less of me, more of You.” Not as a lofty idea...
He Will: Reflections at 68 on God’s Faithfulness
In this deeply personal episode, I pause to reflect on turning 68—not with regret, but with overwhelming gratitude and renewed expectation. Rooted in Psalm 37:5, “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act,” I share the evidence...
God Is Good… Even Here
Have you ever walked through something hard… and quietly wondered, Is God still good in this?In this episode, I’m talking about the tension of trusting God when life feels uncertain, unfinished, or even painful. What does it rea...
Carrying the Fragrance of Jesus, The Beauty of Being Broken and Poured Out
Have you ever noticed how a fragrance can fill an entire room before you even see where it came from?In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful Holy Week reflection on what it means to carry the fragrance of Jesus in our everyday lives....