Janille-30 minutes:Preparedness
you don't want to miss the handouts!)
Janille is Springville's second in command on the
Community Emergency Response Team!  She knows her stuff!

Angie Fisher-5 minute:Presentation on Welcome Baby & Playgroups

Ingrid-15 minute:Power of Positive Parenting

Danielle-2 minutes on new MAP (Mothers Achievement Program)

Kathleen-5 minutes: White Ribbon Week Report

Karmel-1 minute: Value of the month:
Honesty (www.valuesparenting.com)

Service: Stuffing patient dolls for Primary Children's Hospital

Come at 7:00 for a pre-meeting social.
We will start promptly at 7:30 and end right at 8:30!
Provo Library: Bullock Room

All new visitors who RSVP will receive
Orientation Binders at the meeting!
RSVP to Karmel.larson@gmail.com

Click here to read the article published in the Daily Herald on Saturday, June 14, 2008!

What a great meeting!  We stuffed and sewed over 45 footballs for orphans to be distributed through LDS Humanitarian services as well as preparing some ABC Book Pages.  Ingrid led a great discussion on parenting with a focus on making our expectations clear.  Karmel led a discussion on “Filling the Holes in our Wholeness”.  We brainstormed some great ideas of what direction to take with our chapter in the future.  We also discussed white ribbon and the new Mothers Achievement Program.  Welcome to our newest attendees!  So glad you were able to join us. 

Mark your calendars for our next chapter meeting on July 10th!

Thanks to all who participated in our 1st annual event to Honor Motherhood. Remember to submit any official nominations for Mother and Young Mother of the Year if you haven’t yet done so. To read Annelle Doxey’s remarks on-line, click here.

Mark your calendar for May 9th 2009 for our next Honoring Motherhood event.

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

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

AMI supports the national White Ribbon Campaign to Fight Pornography and Stand For Decency.   See the side bar links for more information on their efforts.

Helpful information from our State President: Annelle Doxey

Networking Resource from Communities For Decency: Cindy Moreno 

Informational Meeting: April 23, 2008

What: “Pornography: The Great Lie - A Guide for Families” - Parent’s Meeting

When: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Where: Timpanogos High School Little Theatre - 1450 N 200 E, Orem UT, 84057

Who: All interested adults, especially parents.  High school and

junior high students with an accompanying adult are also invited.

Why: To provide counsel and tools to help you in the battle against

pornography.

Dan Gray, an expert counselor in this field, will be the featured speaker.

Please plan on attending.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Communities For Decency Board

P.S.  Please refer questions to Cindy Moreno at 801-971-4029.

Thursday * April 10, 2008 7:30-8:30

American Mothers, Inc. of Utah Valley Presents

Lynnae Allred

Author of

Piggyback Rides and Slippery Slides - How to have fun raising first-rate children

Lynnae will lead a 30 minute discussion during our monthly chapter meeting on having FUN as mothers!

Feel free to bring a copy of her book to be signed.

Power of Positive Parenting

Our topic of discussion for this month is “Having Positive Interactions with our Children.” We will focus on Chapter 3 of the book (begins on page 37), mainly rules 1, 3, and 5. Also, review pages 372-373 (Seize opportunities to have frequent positive interactions). Practice this skill and bring your experiences to share! We are thinking POSITIVE this month!

**Don’t worry if you don’t have the book… anyone can participate and gain from the discussion and ideas shared!

Pre-Meeting Social

Come early for a pre-meeting social at 7:00 for those who like extra time to share ideas and build friendships. We will also be planning our May 10^th Event, “Honoring Motherhood” to select nominees for Utah Mother and Utah Young Mother of the year for 2009. Then at 7:30 we’ll start with our pledge and 15 minutes of Positive Parenting.

For our February 2008 Chapter meeting, we brought our daughters to enjoy a discussion on what we love about being mothers!