The Small Beginnings with Sara Thurman Price

Send us Fan Mail What if the peace we're searching for isn't found in our circumstances, but in the presence of our Shepherd? Earl and I recently returned from a beautiful week in the Smoky Mountains, where I had the privilege of leading workshops on painting our prayers and experiencing healing through journaling. What I expected to be a refreshing retreat became a powerful reminder of...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when life doesn't go according to plan? Could God be working in the very details we can't see? In this episode of Small Beginnings , Sarah shares lessons from a road trip with her husband, Earl, filled with beautiful moments, unexpected detours, and a surprising reminder of God's faithfulness. From unexpected blessings along the way to the stressful dis...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever prayed for something, believed it was part of God’s plan, and watched every door close? In this heartfelt episode of Small Beginnings , Sarah Thurman Price shares her personal journey of finding love again after losing her husband of 35 years. Through seasons of grief, disappointing first dates, and unexpected turns, Sarah discovered that sometimes the doors we wish...

Send us Fan Mail 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 simply cannot understand. But even in those moments, God is still working. In this episode of Small Beginnings , Sarah shares lessons from an unexpected...

Send us Fan Mail 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. We finally went to the gym together. It wasn’t a huge accomplishment. We didn’t reach a big goal. We simply showed up for Day One. And I celebrat...

Send us Fan Mail 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 because it reminds us how little we can control. But what if the waiting isn’t wasted? In this episode of Small Beginnings , Sarah Thurman Price share...

Send us Fan Mail 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 small beginnings don’t stay beginnings forever. Eventually, they ask something more of us: consistency, courage, and the willingness to keep showing up. In this epi...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Nearly ten years ago, while camping in this same meadow with my late husband, Wayman, I heard God tell me to write a book. I didn’t feel like a wri...

Send us Fan Mail 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 right in front of us. In this episode of Small Beginnings, Sarah talks about the gift of being fully present and what Scripture teaches us about rel...

Send us Fan Mail 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 waiting for someone else’s decision to open a door. Can you actually pray, “God, would You give me favor with this person?” In this episode of Sm...

Send us Fan Mail 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 God? In this episode of Small Beginnings , I reflect on that very question through the lens of Scripture. Together we'll explore what it means...

Send us Fan Mail 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." Together, we'll explore what it means to have blessed assurance —not because we have all the answers, but because we know the One who does....

Send us Fan Mail 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 waiting seven long months for my husband's house to sell, the Lord gently shifted something in my heart. Instead of focusing on what I cou...

Send us Fan Mail 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 my favorite stories in Scripture from 1 Kings 17 . During a devastating drought, God provided for Elijah in ways no one could have imagined—sending ravens to b...

Send us Fan Mail 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 about doing more? What if it’s about noticing more? In this episode, we’re exploring Seven Simple Invitations for a Memorable Summer —practical ways...

Send us Fan Mail 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 different question. What if God isn't silent? What if He's been whispering all along, and I've simply been surrou...

Send us Fan Mail 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 recent retreat, I began a new journey: 100 Days Creating with God. For the next 100 days, I'll spend time reading Scripture, writing Scriptur...

Send us Fan Mail 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 outside my window in Cozumel to simple moments of loving and serving others. Together we'll explore how God often shows up in the ordinary, the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 difficult decision, financial pressure, grief, or a situation that feels completely beyond your control. You've prayed, worried, planned, and trie...

Send us Fan Mail 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 lost several huge branches. The landscape changed overnight. The canopy opened. The birds and squirrels noticed it immediately. And standing there beneath...

Send us Fan Mail 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 is working quietly in the small, hidden places first. In this episode, I’m sharing five things God has been teaching me lately, from returning to exer...

Send us Fan Mail 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, moments of stillness, and moments where I had to trust God in places that felt unfamiliar and uncertain. I found myself thinking so much about t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 like in action. We talk about things like choosing to listen with intention, even when it means turning off distractions… taking initiative in the sm...

Send us Fan Mail 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 what has made me feel the most loved in our marriage, not from a place of perfection, but from real life. The kind of love that makes you feel seen, hear...

Send us Fan Mail 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, but as a daily, practical way of walking with God. Jesus didn’t just teach service, He lived it. And I’ve found that when I follow His lead, ev...