Who gave you your first Bible and how old were you when you received it? How did it influence your life?
My first Bible probably came at birth, to be honest. But there are three Bibles that were really special to me.
The first was a Children's Read-With-Me Bible that I got on my sixth birthday from my Aunt Cindy and Uncle Ted. It had the most fun cartoon pictures to go with the stories, and I must have read it a hundred times. Now, I read it to my children some nights.They seem to like it a whole lot =)
The second was a Bible I got for my graduation from High School. My grandparent's got it for me--it was that rich, church-y wine color that was my favorite for so long. It had my name in gold letters in the lower right hand side...I know it's stupid, but I really thought that Bible was beautiful. The one before it was the same color, but much thinner, which Granny and Papa had gotten me for Christmas when I was 13. Anyways, the big one was the one I took to college, and it had study guides and historical background information, and looked into the cultural aspects and literary elements used...I found it fascinating and very helpful, and I used it until I accidentally spilled water on it :( Now it's all warped and kept in a special place so it doesn't get more ruined.
The last Bible that has been meaningful to me was the Bible Michael got me when I had my first baby--it's purple and hardcover and it's a "Mother's Bible". It has devotionals and notable verses marked that might help a mother. I really like it. That's the Bible I have used for the last 3 years :)
~Andie!~
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