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August

Welcome back! We hope you had an absolutely wonderful August!!

Our month consisted of Anna leaving us for three whole weeks and going to Texas for a music course (we missed her so much!!), Maddy's visit with a dear friend, Sarah Slagle, on her way to CO,  having friends over, a weekend getaway for Mom and Havi, two chicken butcher days, Birthday parties, and the arrival of a new furry friend! 

  ~Sound Foundations 2021~ 

 Anna: "I had an amazing three weeks attending this music course where I learned music theory, hymnology, music history, conducting and song writing from wonderful instructors who helped me build on my musical foundation. It was a tremendous blessing to me, and I'm grateful for their example of using their God given talents for the glory of God!"

These are a few of the wonderful people I got to know! The Kooper sisters (who became my adopted family there), and Rachel Fisher.
Left to right: Melody, Faith, Vanessa, Me, GraceAnn, and Rachel.
Selfie time after the concert!
Pictured: Faith's eye, Vanessa, Esther, and Me
Fellow classmates!
Me, Jackie, Daniel, Anastasia, Faith, Rachel, and Vanessa
More classmates! So thankful for all the wonderful people that surrounded me!
Back L to R: Me, Kyle, Jon Paul, and Daniel.
Front L to R: Rachel, Rachel, Anastasia, Anna (one of our wonderful instructors!), and Jackie.
Lots and Lots of practice
On the weekends we had some free time for fun games!
Pictured here is Mr. Fox (or as they call him there, The Fox!) instructing the sopranos on their parts.
Rehearsal
This was quite a project! Arranging a hymn straight from the hymnal into parts for the assigned instruments.
Study hall! We spent a lot of time in here! 
L to R: Faith, Jillian, Ashley, and Me
Our final night...which called for lots of selfies!
Me, Vanessa, and Hannah
Our team leader, Rachel, was such a blessing to me. 
Heather<3 Such a beautiful woman inside and out. She was also Havi's Pre-Excel leader back in April at the family conference!
Olivia was an amazing example to me!<3
Esther, a fellow former Coloradan. Her humor and love for the Lord is beautiful!
Olivia and Johanna, two wonderful instructors who love sharing the gifts with others and are very patient when they do.
Anna, a very talented pianist who strives to only glorify God with her gift. I learned so much from the classes she taught.
Maria and Elena, (Anna's sisters) two very hardworking, loving, best friends. These two did so much behind the scenes work. We all appreciated them so much!
Celebrating Havi's 11th Birthday!!
Happy Birthday, Havi! Crazy how time flies!
Maddy made a MO stop on her road trip from NY on her way to CO!
It was great having her and Sarah with us for a whole week!!
Stringing beans from the garden, 'cause it's that time of year again!
We were so blessed to have our Pastor and his wife
 over for dinner while Maddy and Sarah were here! What a fun group! That's for sure! <3
This year we got some pretty odd shaped
 squash from the garden! This one was almost a perfect hat.
Longest squash we've ever gotten!
Mom and Havi on a Mother-Daughter weekend away in Branson!
An outdoor breakfast at the Hotel!
Havi made a special request to go fishing.
Lake Taneycomo: So beautiful!!
Outside of the Hotel.

And the swimming pool -- where Havi spent all her spare time!

And alas! Another butcher day complete!
We adopted a Yorkie puppy named Cooper!!
If you can't tell, he's handled more like a stuffed animal.
Isaiah purchased the ball cap and sunglasses with
 a $5 bill that a woman in the store just gave him!
 And now, he has better style than me!
Beautiful captures of the flowers in the garden by Anna!

Mom was baptized!
Something she had wanted for a long time: a believers Baptism, and this month she was able to!! 
Such a special day for all of us!
Introducing new laying hens to our pasture!
And that's it! Thank you so much for stopping by, and come back soon!
~The Coulter Family

"We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to his glory and our own advantage."
-John Newton

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