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
168 episodes
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...
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...
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....
This Is Enough: Finding Rest in a World That Says More
Have you ever ended a full day… and still felt like it wasn’t enough?In this episode, I share what God has been gently teaching me about stepping out of the pressure to do more, achieve more, and be more… and into the freedom of enou...
Two Waters, One God: Learning to Trust His Different Ways
There are moments in life when we are standing at the edge of something impossible.And in Scripture, we see this twice—once at the Red Sea, and once at the Jordan River.Both times, God made a way.Both times, His people wal...
Living With Intention: Discovering Your Purpose in Every Season
Have you ever paused in the middle of a full, beautiful life and asked yourself a deeper question, Am I living intentionally?In this episode of Small Beginnings with Sara, I reflect on what it means to live with purpose...
The First Signs of Spring, Noticing the New Things God Is Growing
There is something about the changing of seasons that feels like God speaking softly to our hearts.Spring is just beginning to show itself where I live. The birds are singing in the mornings, tiny green shoots are pushing through the soi...
Living with Margin: Making Room for Divine Interruptions
On a recent cruise in the Caribbean, God began speaking to me about something I didn’t realize I was missing — margin.Not more productivity.Not more opportunity.Margin.The space between my load and my limit. The breathing ...
Come Away With Me
“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” — Mark 6:31Have you felt that invitation in this season?The packing, the moving, the selling, the painting, the traveling, the constant next thing. Blessings can be ...
Open My Lips: The Power of Speaking God’s Word
In this episode of Small Beginnings, I’m sharing why God invites us to speak our prayers out loud, not because He needs to hear them, but because something shifts when we do.Our voices carry authority. Spoken t...
Breaking Creative Resistance: Reclaiming Your God-Given Creativity
Creative resistance has been on my mind lately.That heavy feeling that shows up right when you sit down to create. The distraction. The doubt. The quiet voice that whispers, Maybe later. Maybe you’re not re...