Ingrid has our vote for National Young Mother 2008!!!

GO INGRID!!!!!!!

She is off to the National AMI Convention to represent Utah’s Young Mothers! We are so excited for you Ingrid! Have fun and know we are all voting for you, cheering for you and hoping you have a great time celebrating and honoring motherhood for all of us!

I have been thinking of Ingrid every day this week.  She is a great representative of everything AMI stands for.  I’m very proud that she is my friend and that she represents Utah.

-Dixie Baker

I have always wanted to be like Ingrid Sorensen. I often wonder how she accomplishes so much. Even though she has had many responsibilities outside of the home, she has always put family first and still completed the other tasks well. She is kind and considerate and loves being a mom. Even in the face of crisis, she is able to have dignity and is humble and recognizes the hand of God in all things. She is able to take a trial in life and use that as a stepping stone to learn and grow and be a better person for having gone through it. She has my vote. She will always have my vote as a mother, wife, community leader, neighbor and friend!

-Karen Smith

What a worthy recipient of any award on motherhood! Ingrid is remarkable because of the balance she manages to maintain in her life. She is a devoted wife and mother, and yet manages to share time with her church activities and community activities as well. As I worked with her in our Stake callings, she is remarkable in her love for those she serves—she always knew the girls she worked with and loved them so much, they knew without a doubt of her love for them. Her home and garden are always beautifully maintained, she has a remarkable energy level and great taste as well, which I am sure makes her a great neighbor. I will be thinking of and praying for her and her family, and wish her everything of the best. She so deserves this award. My love to you Ingrid!

-Sandy du Toit

Ingrid has my vote because she is a real mom who is not afraid to show it! Ingrid has triumphs and tragedies, ups and downs, good parent days and bad parent days, and she is kind enough and humble enough to share some of those life moments with those around her, helping the rest of us regular moms realize we are normal and yet also encouraging us to strive to do better. She’s a good woman and a good friend who has done her best to stay on the straight and narrow and be of service to those around her all the years I have known her. Have fun Ingrid!

-Janille Stearmer

Well .. she’s the girl of my dreams and I’m her Knight in shining armor. What an amazing experience to be married to such a woman. She truly does make me a better man. Ingrid has the ability to stay calm in the most challenging of times. As a parent she sees the big picture and always looks out for the one. She puts herself last in the care that she gives, although she always looks amazing. She has a tenacity to search out knowledge that will increase her capacity as a parent. And most importantly, she is able to implement that knowledge into true wisdom. She creates a fun house to be in, where visitors feel welcome to join the harmony. And most of all, she has my vote because I love her with all my heart!

-Norm

Ingrid has my vote because she is an amazing mother! She truly loves her children and is constantly seeking to improve herself as a mother. She is able to relate to her teenagers as well as her toddler! She has spent many years carrying her wheel chair bound daughter up the stairs every night to her room and being an advocate for her rights at school. Ingrid’s love for her children and her husband are clear to everyone who meets her. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. Good luck, Ingrid. We love you!

-Danielle Kennington

Ingrid has my vote because she is a Christ-like Postitive Parent! She has been sharing her insights with our chapter every month and helping us all to be better parents. She is the most fun mom I know (including cart wheels in the middle of parade routes and building snowmen in the dark! She is beautiful, has beautiful high achieving children and succeeds at keeping an orderly home! Ingrid inspired me from a distance before I ever met her. Once meeting her, I looked for ways to be with her more often to gleen bits of mothering wisdom. She lives her religion every day. Her family contributes so much to the community. Ingrid is honest with herself and others about her shortcomings (which aren’t very many) and is actively striving to improve them. She’s fit, youthful and joyful! Ingrid makes being pregnant with number 8 look like a day in the park! Go Ingrid!

-Karmel Larson

Ingrid has my vote because I appreciate her humility. As she does the Positive Parenting part of our meeting, I am always impressed with how honest she is and how she is constantly trying to improve. I want to be more like her.

-Rachelle Gadd