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2026 Women’s Retreat!
After taking off last year I am happy to announce that Band of Opals will be having a fall retreat this year in Virginia! Our theme this year is Manifold Witness, as we witness the evidence of our Great God and His amazing ways all around us and among us. Mark your calendars and look…
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Praying in Person
Imagine a princess. She’s the daughter of the king. He’s a good king, but oh so powerful. There is no one above him. He has the ability and authority to do anything. Choose the king of every nation, send an army, pay any price, sentence a criminal, provide anything and everything he pleases for his…
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Unqualified
We live in the era of celebrity. Celebrity actors, musicians, businessmen and women, politicians, athletes, authors, and all kinds of artists. There aren’t just a few either, and most days we feel surrounded by them. They are in the news and in conversations at the watercooler. Just turn around and you will see them everywhere:…
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Hearing from God Class Starts in One Week!
Our first online class is only one week away! Registration is open. Join us and share the word, because we were made to live in relationship with God.
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Moses
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. -Exodus 33:11a NIV Do you ever think about the crazy life of Moses? I mean, what a life! Born as a slave and slated for murder by the order of Pharoah, his mother and sister put him in a basket to float down the…
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Our First Online Class!
It’s fitting that Band of Opals’ first online class would be about the voice of God. There wouldn’t have been a single post if it wasn’t for God speaking so clearly and so gently to me 5 years ago. “You should be writing.” It came quietly and sounded like a thought in my own mind…
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Advent 2025 – Love
Christmas is almost here! I have just a couple more things to buy and a menu to plan for Christmas Eve and Day. I love seeing the lights on the houses, and our tree. There are ornaments collected over the past 20 years that hang there in our living room. There are even a few…
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Through Christ
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 NKJV I’m willing to bet that if you have been to church a time or two you have heard this verse. It’s so encouraging! What things can we do? All things. The easy things, the hard things, and the impossible things. All things! Where…
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Count It All Joy
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds James 1:2 ESV I don’t want to be too cavalier here but isn’t this just the funniest phrase in the whole Bible? “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trails of various kinds.” Got problems? Good for you! Be happy about it!…
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One Week From Today!
Ladies! It’s time to grab your ticket for the Strongholds Workshop happening next Saturday in Culpeper, VA. It is going to be an amazing day of worship, fellowship, and pressing into God for the peace and rest that comes with His presence. The cost is $22 and includes lunch. Come alone or bring a friend,…