Are you frustrated with the direction our country is going? If you haven't already heard of Glenn Beck's 9-12 Project, you should visit his website (http://theglennbeck912project.com/)and become familiar with it. “The 9-12 Project is designed to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001. The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States or political parties. We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the values and principles of the greatest nation ever created. At the origin of America, our Founding Fathers built this country on 28 powerful principles. These principles were culled from all over the world and from centuries of great thinkers. We have distilled the original 28 down to the 9 basic principles.
We suggest that you start in your own homes. Talk to your family about the Values and Principles. Discuss the importance of what the Founders designed for America."
-The Glenn Beck 9-12 Project Mission Statement

Cherish Bound has now published a beautiful little hardbound journal for you to use as you and your family study and learn about the 9 Principles and 12 Values. Include in this 28 page journal your notes, photos and artwork. There is a two-page spread for each of the 12 values. On each value page there is a quote from one of our founding fathers. Pages listing the 9 Principles and 12 Values are also included.



Here's a quick peek into the 9-12 project (quoted directly from the website)...

THE 9 PRINCIPLES:
1. America Is Good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. (God) “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” --from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. (Honesty) “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” --George Washington

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. (Marriage/Family) “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” --Thomas Jefferson

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
(Justice) “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” --Thomas Jefferson

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. (Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness) “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” --Thomas Jefferson

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. (Charity) “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” --George Washington

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. (On your right to disagree) “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” --George Washington

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. (Who works for whom?) “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” --Thomas Jefferson

The 12 Values
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude

I highly recommend this book as a personal journal or a gift for someone you love.

If you'd like to order one of these journals, let me know and I'll be happy to get one to you. The price is $34.00 plus tax. Order yours now! kara (at) cherishbound (dot) com.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!