Send us a text Welcome back, my fellow creatives! I just got back from a trip, and God showed me so much during that time away to rest in Him and His goodness. While I was away, God has reminded me how far I've come and how much I've accomplished. I've written books, created art, started a coaching program, and ministered to so many people. And it's all been through Him. The amazing thing is that none of these opportunities were on my radar when I took that first step of faith. It's a true testa...
Oct 19, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text At some point in our lives, we have all found ourselves waiting for something. Whether it's waiting for that job offer, that special someone to come into our lives or that next big opportunity. It's human nature to wait. But have you ever stopped to consider how much time you're spending waiting? This week, on Small Beginnings with Sara, God has been bringing my attention to the concept of time and reminding me that He is the ultimate Time Keeper. Click the link to listen to this ...
Oct 12, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text On today's episode of Small Beginnings with Sara, I am thrilled to share with you my latest adventure. Have you been following my travels on social media? I'm currently on a transatlantic cruise, and I can't even begin to express how much God has been speaking to me during this time. One of the most valuable lessons He has reminded me of is the importance of rest and stillness. It's easy to get caught up in the busyness of our lives, constantly striving towards our goals and aspir...
Oct 05, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text Hey, ya'll, I am so excited for you to listen to this episode. When it comes to grief and loss, we often struggle to understand how God can possibly use such painful experiences for His glory. That's why I am thrilled to share this upcoming episode with you. My guest speaker, Beth Jung, and I discuss how God can work through even the greatest losses and how His presence can bring hope and healing to those who are hurting. Through our conversation, we hope to encourage listeners to...
Sep 28, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text Today's episode of Small Beginnings with Sara was truly special, I had the opportunity to welcome a dear friend and guest, Nicole Maggart. Our conversation centered around the topic of creativity and how we can harness our creative gifts and talents to serve God. Nicole shared with us her journey of discovering my book on Small Beginnings and how it helped guide her in her own creative pursuits. Together, we explored the importance of surrendering our creativity to the Lord and fi...
Sep 21, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text Hello, my lovely listeners! It's Sara here, and I'm so excited about today's episode. This week on Small Beginnings, I share with you the incredible journey that God has taken me on this year, in 2023, and the revelations He has shown me about legacy. Legacy is a powerful word, and it has been at the forefront of my mind lately. I've been thinking a lot about the kind of impact I want to have on this world, and what kind of legacy I want to leave behind. In this episode, I will al...
Sep 14, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text Hey y'all! It's always a pleasure to have you join me on Small Beginnings with Sara. In this episode, I couldn't be more thrilled to share my journey from 2022 with you. It's was a year of adventure, growth, and learning. Above all, God was so faithful that year in revealing His mission for me in His Kingdom. You will hear my heart as I recount the moment I removed my wedding ring after two years since my beloved Wayman's passing. And I found myself asking God if He was enough for...
Sep 07, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text I have jumped off the boat and restarted my podcast after a two and half year rest. So in these first episodes, I am sharing my heart reflections of what has happened in my life. In this new season, I am going raw and real. Authentic and no script or editing. So thanks for your grace as you hear my mess ups. But "perfection is the enemy of progress" according to Winston Churchill. So season 2 of my Small Beginnings with Sara has launched. In this episode 1 I share about my 2021 ye...
Aug 31, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text Y'all, you are going to love my podcast #25 that completes my first season of podcasting. It is perfect since Michelle Hagen was instrumental in helping me get Small Beginnings with Sara off the ground back in May 2020. She held my hand the first night way past midnight as I was uploading and learning "all things podcasting." I am very grateful for my new virtual friend and recently got to meet her in person when Michelle came to my house for lunch while she was in Texas this Fall...
Oct 27, 2020•51 min•Ep. 25
Send us a text What a treat to be able to interview Noel Yang for this episode. Noel is one of the creatives I mentor one-on-one. Her story of small beginnings is so inspiring. Her near daily practice of creating has brought such freedom in her life. She describes her creative journey with God as discovering the playground of God instead of a tightrope walk. Noel is learning to trust God more as she embraces her new pathway as a painter. She describes her exchange of working for God to now livin...
Oct 20, 2020•39 min•Ep. 24
Send us a text Sara Thurman was interviewed by Kamran Akbarzadeh, founder of Dream Achievers Academy for his series on Better Business Tactics. Sara shares her enthusiasm about her business Acts 1:8 Blessings in this interview. She also talks about how she has pivoted this year during COVID to connecting to her clients by Zoom and more virtual settings. You can reach Kamran at kamran@dreamachieversacademy.com . Sara shares her passion and purpose for her art and education business with strategie...
Oct 13, 2020•36 min•Ep. 23
Send us a text Sara Thurman shares an authentic and personal update in her personal and professional life on episode 22. It has been four months since she started her podcast and eight months since her husband passed away. Sara is learning to embrace her grief and is beginning to write a prayer journal book on her first 100 days of grief that she hopes to be published before the end of the year. Psalm 24 has been a source of inspiration and revelation the last few weeks so Sara shares a reading ...
Sep 29, 2020•40 min•Ep. 22
Send us a text What a privilege to hear the treasures from Gail Armatys as she shares her own heart song journey of healing. She shares her powerful story of how even as a young girl, she knew she needed to find her purpose in life. After being a successful business owner for 27 years, she pivoted to a new career to help others find their own purposes. "Why am I here and what difference do I make?" are two very important questions Gail started asking herself at age 10. I was privileged to write ...
Sep 22, 2020•40 min•Ep. 21
Send us a text You are going to love my conversation with Emili Broyles. This may be just become your favorite episode. Emili shares her wisdom, right from the the heart of God on how to fulfill our longings with the plate in front of us, regardless of our circumstances. Your mouth is going to drop open as you hear Emili’s real life stories. I love this girl so much. Get ready to laugh, cry and be in awe of a great big loving God that Emili loves and lives so very close to every single day. This...
Sep 15, 2020•44 min•Ep. 20
Send us a text The creation story is the second of two episodes where Jenni Fletcher interviews me about the seven days of creation. (Jenni is my dear friend who also wrote and sings my Small Beginnings song for this podcast. Her interviewing me for this two part series blessed me as she adds interesting details in this series on the seven days of creation.) In part two I share my passion about God passion and unique plan of creating man in such a beautiful way on Day 6. And then God rested with...
Sep 08, 2020•24 min•Ep. 19
Send us a text The creation story is the first of two episodes where Jenni Fletcher interviews me about the seven days of creation. (Jenni is my dear friend who also wrote and sings my Small Beginnings song for this podcast. Her interviewing me for this two part series blessed me as she adds interesting details in this series on the seven days of creation.) In part one I share my passion about God creating us to create to bring His light and love and glory to the world. I share about the treasur...
Sep 01, 2020•34 min•Ep. 18
Send us a text Have you had repeated losses in your life? Meet my dear friends, Billy and Jamie Thomas as they share their life of adventure with many new small beginnings along the way They openly share about the journey of their marriage, their struggles with infertility, miscarriages, a failed adoption, and disappointments within the church. When we recorded the podcast they were one week away from moving to Bogota, Columbia to start a new adventure with their two daughters on a new continent...
Aug 25, 2020•45 min•Ep. 17
Send us a text Have you ever considered living overseas? Meet my dear friends, Billy and Jamie e Thomas as they share their life of adventure with many new small beginnings along the way They openly share about the journey of their marriage, their struggles with infertility, miscarriages, a failed adoption, and disappointments within the church. When we recorded the podcast they were one week away from moving to Bogota, Columbia to start a new adventure with their two daughters on a new continen...
Aug 18, 2020•49 min•Ep. 16
Send us a text Do you know you can hear God today? He is speaking to His children. In today's podcast, I share my own personal stories of how I hear God. In part 2, I share the last two of five practical steps explaining how you too can begin to practice to hear God's voice in your own life. Jenni Fletcher interviews me to help tell my story of hearing God's voice to make it a bit more interesting for you as the listener. Let me know what you think! We sure did have fun together recording in my ...
Aug 11, 2020•22 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text Do you know you can hear God today? He is speaking to His children. In today's podcast, I share my own personal stories of how I hear God. In part 1, I share the first three of five practical steps you too can begin to practice to hear God's voice in your own life. Jenni Fletcher interviews me to help tell my story of hearing God's voice to make it a bit more interesting for you as the listener. Let me know what you think! We sure did have fun together recording in my closet. We t...
Aug 04, 2020•29 min•Ep. 14
Send us a text Do you know what your values are? What are you building your family values on? Jesse and Danielle discuss each of their six values for their home building business and also how they have balanced their work family life. These values are strong and based on Jesus as their center. God +Family First Servants Creative Efficient Humble Set Apart In Part 3 of Jesse and Danielle's story you will receive the final blessings of their amazing God story. You will be so inspired and encourage...
Jul 28, 2020•41 min•Ep. 13
Send us a text Have you ever dreamed so big you didn't think there was any way for God to answer your dreams? In Part 2 of Jesse and Danielle's story you will receive the blessing of a prayer from Jesse for clarity and direction as they continue sharing their amazing God story. You will be so inspired and encouraged by Jesse and Danielle Younger's story of building their dreams on God's promises and watching in obedience His provisions and goodness come forth. They share insight into their marri...
Jul 21, 2020•29 min•Ep. 12
Send us a text Have you ever dreamed so big you didn't think there was any way for God to answer your dreams? You will be so inspired and encouraged by Jesse and Danielle Younger's story of building their dreams on God's promises and watching in obedience His provisions and goodness come forth. They share insight into their marriage, their family values, their young children, their work ethic and how God led them step by step into living their dreams with God in the middle. They share about bein...
Jul 14, 2020•29 min•Ep. 11
Send us a text Ali Lowry shares openly and freely about her life, her beautiful story of surrender to do all that God has asked her and her family to do. This dear friend of mine is living in Greece with her family-her husband, Josh and four children, ages 7 to 15. Ali is brave and vulnerable to share with my audience her story. Some of her story is told freshly for the first time to a public audience. This takes bravery. But Ali is one of my bravest and most courageous friends. She shares her s...
Jul 07, 2020•43 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text Resiliency: the ability to move forward even in adversity. I wondered if I had resiliency. After all My Man passed away in January 2020. Could I move on? Ever? Could I bounce back, what ever that means? I have processed so much in the first half of 2020 right in the middle of my grief. I hope my story helps you grow in your own resilience. We all have choices. These six attributes of resiliency helped me to reflect on how I have been able to move forward in my own small beginnings...
Jun 30, 2020•31 min•Ep. 9
Send us a text Listen as I share my top seven grieving practices that have helped me deal with my grief in dealing with the passing of my husband a few months ago. My life changed forever on January 19, 2020 when My Man, Wayman Lee Thurman passed away from a blood clot after open heart surgery. We had been together for nearly 35 years in a most blessed marriage and relationship. My heart was broken in half and bleeding with deep pain and grief in missing My Man. Every day was harder than I ever ...
Jun 23, 2020•25 min•Ep. 8
Send us a text Hi Y’all, I am so excited for you to listen and fall in love with the wisdom of my dear friend of over 18 years, Ann Younger, during episode 7 of Small Beginnings of Sara . The truth is this woman is one of my best friends who has been there for me in the best of times and the hardest of times. God certainly gifted me with this deep and wide and long friendship that is eternal. Ann shares her secrets about the small beginnings of our friendship and how we have survived some tough ...
Jun 16, 2020•46 min•Ep. 7
Send us a text Hi Y’all, I am so excited for you to hear and fall in love with the wisdom of my dear friend, Jenni Fletcher, during episode 6 of Small Beginnings of Sara. The truth is this woman is a creative through and through in so many facets. I compare Jenni to a diamond with many talents and creative outlets that shine for Jesus. One of my most memorable experiences with Jenni was when we were ministering as a team on the streets of Austin in February 2020. I watched her sing a love song f...
Jun 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 6
Send us a text Hi Y'all, This episode is emotional for me. It connects the death of my Mama in 2014, the death of My Man in January 2020 with the death of our little chihuahua, Chico on May 1, 2020. Chico came to live with us in 2007 when my Mama came to live with us along with her little dog. Dogs have been wonderful companions to us in our family. Wayman was the amazing care taker of Chico in our home. After Wayman’s death, Chico was extremely stressed and was peeing and pooing on the floor of...
Jun 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 5
Send us a text Hi Y'all, Annie Laurie Ward is the first person I interviewed for my podcast. I knew it had to be Annie since she helped me get my book edited and published in 2019 in my own small beginning. It is going to be quite the treat to listen to Annie Laurie Ward and her wisdom and secrets about her marriage, her three young sons, and her friendships that spread across the globe. She will make you wish you lived next door to her. This girl is a dear friend and also happens to be my conte...
May 26, 2020•40 min•Ep. 4
