What is a “9/12 Mom”, you ask?
What fundamental principles is this “Mission” – this advancement toward positive change, and this attempt to join together to make a tangible difference in our homes, our society, and our nation – BASED on?
*excerpt from Glenn Beck’s http://www.the912project.com/the-912-2/
9/12 – 9 Principles, 12 Values
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
These are the 9 Principles and 12 Values that The 9/12 Project was founded on. And these are the priorities and the qualities against which I will begin to judge myself, my family, and my role as a citizen of this once-great country. We can be great again…we just need to get back to basics; govern our homes, our lives and our country with common sense; and live out what we claim to believe. We have a responsibility to our children to keep intact the legacy of life, liberty, prosperity and integrity that was passed down to OUR generations by our forefathers/mothers.
We are Moms…one of us molds and shapes and lays our nurturing hands on EVERY SINGLE person that had, has or will have any influence and/or power in this world. Therefore, we have the power, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY, to be a positive, healthy, balanced, moral influence on our children, our families and our communities.
Just step out, in faith, and do the NEXT RIGHT THING.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
11″ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
God is sovereign, the Creator of all that is good; but He uses His vessels for His good plan. God has made us our nation’s hope; He has charged us with molding our nation’s future. Will you trust Him and bravely approach His throne with a heart of servitude and expectation? Remember, with God all things are possible! (Matt 19:26)
