The Small Beginnings with Sara Thurman Price

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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 of God’s faithfulness woven through every season of my life. From love found again, to the gift of family, to the healing power of creativ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 really look like to say “God is good” in the middle, not just after the breakthrough? We’ll explore what it means to surrender what we’re trying to build, tr...

Send us Fan Mail 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. We’ll walk through the story in Mark 14, where a woman breaks open her alabaster jar and pours out costly perfume at the feet of Jesus. In her surre...

Send us Fan Mail 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 enough. We’ll explore the beauty of Sabbath rest, not as a rule—but as an invitation. An invitation to slow down, to be present, and to receive instead o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 walked on dry ground. But the way He moved was completely different. At the Red Sea, God moved before they did. He made a way where there was none. But at the J...

Send us Fan Mail 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 instead of simply reacting to life. Our calendars can fill quickly, but when we pause to ask God what truly matters in this season, everything begins to shift. S...

Send us Fan Mail 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 soil, and the mountain laurel is starting to bloom. It’s not fully spring yet, but you can sense that something new is beginning. And I love how oft...

Send us Fan Mail 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 room in my time, finances, and emotional energy. In this episode, I share how Jesus modeled margin for ministry, Mark 1:35, why interruptions are often divin...

Send us Fan Mail “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” — Mark 6:31 Have you felt that invitation in this season? The packing, the moving, the selling, the painting, the traveling, the constant next thing. Blessings can be beautiful… and exhausting. In this episode of Small Beginnings with Sara , I’m sharing what it looks like to pause in the middle of transition, to name...

Send us Fan Mail 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 truth changes atmospheres.  And when we speak God’s Word, faith rises and darkness retreats. We’ll talk about: Why reading Scripture out loud matters What fear, shame, or...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ready. Maybe it doesn’t matter. In today’s episode, I’m naming that resistance for what it often is, fear, distraction, and even spiritual opposition trying to silence what Go...

Send us Fan Mail Lately, I’ve been asking God for His rhythm, not more hustle, not a faster pace, but His way of walking through my days. In this episode, I share five simple, Scripture-rooted thoughts that have been helping me slow down and listen again. From numbering our days with wisdom, to trusting God for daily grace, to learning when to withdraw, rest, and simply be with Him, this conversat...

Send us Fan Mail As we step into a new year, I’ve been sitting with this truth: new calendars don’t create new lives—renewed minds do. In today’s episode of Small Beginnings , I’m anchoring us in Romans 12:2 and unpacking what it really means to be transformed—not by trying harder, but by allowing the Holy Spirit to renew the way we think. So many of us are praying for new results while holding on...

Send us Fan Mail The New Year doesn’t begin with a goal, it begins with a posture. Before the plans, the resolutions, and the pressure to move forward, God often invites us to pause. To be present. To listen. In this episode, I share why communion with God must come before clarity, and how learning to slow down can set the tone for the entire year ahead. We begin by looking at Moses’ request in Ex...