Scott is the Former Dad Translator for Momivate.

As a father of five and retired Army officer, he understands the importance of mothers and the great work they do. One can fight for freedom all day long, but without mothers to raise our children it seems like a lost effort.

Scott has experienced the typical “Father’s role”. He would leave the house early in the morning for work and return later than he liked at night. Due to his military duties he was often deployed for months at a time leaving the entirety of raising the children to his wife. Scott would take every advantage to spend time with his kids when he was home and teach them what he could. He depended a great deal on his wife for daily care.

Scott is now retired and is currently going through a divorce. This is allowing Scott to take on a different role in his children’s lives. He is excited for the opportunity and somewhat daunted by what lies ahead. 

Scott is eager to serve as the Dad translator. His priorities are to help others understand and value Mothers more and to help Dads who may be in similar circumstances understand the new roles they are stepping into, covering more of the traditional “Mother’s roles”. Scott hopes to be able to share some of the insight he has gained through over twenty years of marriage, living in six countries and traveling to sixty-nine countries with kids in tow.

Scott has a Bachelor’s degree in Russian, a Master’s in Business Administration, and a Master’s in Eurasian Studies. Scott currently works in security for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He enjoys spending time with his four boys who are still at home and, when he can, his daughter who is currently studying at the University of Utah. In his free time, Scott enjoys sky diving, trail running, mountain biking, riding his motorcycle, and watching movies. Scott loves being in the outdoors, but doesn’t get there near as often as he would like.

Michelle is a full-time mom. She aspired to some big educational and career goals but always wanted to be with her children. She celebrates this capability in a time and culture when she realizes many aren’t so lucky. Though it’s not all giggles and glamour, she loves being on the front lines each day with her kiddos.

She was raised in a rural farm community in southern Utah. She has resided at over 20 different addresses throughout her life in 4 different states. This has proven a very valuable experience in raising her children. She’s lived in several unique circumstances and is very good at adapting. She treasures the many friends she’s also made. She now resides in Roy, Utah with her husband and three young children.

She graduated from Weber State University with a dual Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Psychology. After graduating, she worked coordinating tutors for local schools, interned in Washington, D.C., and then returned home to Utah. Though she’d been interested in law and politics, she also had a passion for working with children. Her career path became such. She worked with children with disabilities in a school and achievement center setting for almost 3 years. After marrying, she taught preschool for a time until welcoming her first child. 

She is very artistic and enjoys crafting, sketching, sewing and playing the piano. Her favorite color is Weber State purple. She loves serving within her family and community. Relationships with those around her are what she values most.

Stephanie is still in the beginning stages of motherhood. As a mother of four, ages 6-14, she has learned some things and is aware that there are many more things to learn, and re-learn. Stephanie always wanted to be a full-time mom when she grew up, thinking it was a simple and natural task. The reality of motherhood has since washed over her as she is trying to do the best she can with the limited tools she brought into the role, while trying to accumulate more. 

When Stephanie was a new mom, her second being a newborn and her first just 2yrs old, she realized that she had no idea how to raise children without yelling and sending them to their room. Although her son was so forgiving, she did not want their home to be full of anger and yelling. Starting many parenting books and finishing only a few, she has picked up a few more tools and learned that motherhood is about her shaping and becoming what Heavenly Father intended her to be, through the process of learning and seeking forgiveness. It is important to see that parents aren’t perfect and we don’t need to be. We need to help our children see that Becoming is a lifelong process that continues through parenting and we all make mistakes and can try again, and again. 

Before she was a full-time and homeschooling mom, Stephanie got her BA in Accounting and worked as an accountant. She enjoys ceramics, playing volleyball, nature, kayaking, hiking, exercising, reading, singing, talking, taking pictures, creating, and helping people, among other things that have phased in and out of her life through different seasons. Stephanie joined Momivate hoping to inspire herself and others along this journey of Motherhood.