"Lorinda as New York Mother of the Year? Well, of course!"

Lorinda was honored as New York State's "Mother of the Year" at the American Mothers National Convention, held April 30-May 1, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Here's her "official" bio:

"NEW YORK Lorinda Goff Belnap was born the fifth of six children to Doug and Margene Goff, in Montclair, New Jersey. In 1969 the family moved to Ogden, Utah up the street from the boy who would eventually become her husband. She graduated from Ogden High School with honors and received a Presidential Scholarship to Weber State College. In 1986, Lorinda interrupted her studies to serve as a representative for her church in Southern Germany. Upon returning, she was accepted into the Physical Therapy program at the University of Utah and graduated in May, 1991. That September, she married Brent Belnap in Salt Lake City, Utah and joined him in New York City where he worked. Shortly after arriving in New York Lorinda began working as a Physical Therapist in neurological rehabilitation. With the birth of their first child, David, her focus shifted from physical therapy to full-time motherhood. Caroline joined the family (almost in a cab), followed by Christopher, Spencer, Rebecca and their caboose, 'King' Nathan in 2007. From 2005-2009 she taught a small group of children in a pre-school setting in their home."

For more info, see: http://www.americanmothers.org/2010-state-young-mothers