tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post4484278799735767728..comments2024-02-14T05:37:33.380-05:00Comments on The Bumbles Blog: ON FAMILY ~ Faithful Roots...The Bumbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-26813057276040007232012-11-08T12:33:18.323-05:002012-11-08T12:33:18.323-05:00Does your Uncle live close by? Perhaps you could ...Does your Uncle live close by? Perhaps you could photograph some of the pages :-) Lovely post!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-39041392168483936662012-11-07T20:41:41.878-05:002012-11-07T20:41:41.878-05:00That Bible sounds like a wonderful keepsake. My m...That Bible sounds like a wonderful keepsake. My mom and dad are both very devout and read the Bible every day. I'm sure after they have passed I will enjoy many hours reading their scribbles and noting the passages they have underlined. Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-57422054898736626122012-11-05T06:55:43.854-05:002012-11-05T06:55:43.854-05:00Both of my grandmothers were incredibly religious,...Both of my grandmothers were incredibly religious, and while my parents didn't EVER go to church, we always went when we stayed with our grandparents. That must have planted some kind of seed in me, because when I met my husband and found that he was a pretty devout Catholic, I started going to church with him, then eventually converted before our kids were born. It is now an everyday part of our lives, and I get comfort from it. We actually do bible studies at our church, and there is one I have that has the bible as it stands, then cliff notes (sorta) in the margins to help figure out what is going on. When I converted, I read the entire thing cover to cover, and these notes really helped. It can get pretty dense in the Old Testament!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-60693122309739219612012-11-05T00:49:37.761-05:002012-11-05T00:49:37.761-05:00I agree with the previous comments, this was a won...I agree with the previous comments, this was a wonderful post that evokes tender feelings in me. I own my great grandmother's bible that is annotated much as you describe plus it is filled with clippings of poetry and artwork that compliment the passages. Deaths and births are lovingly recorded on the fly leaf. I'm not sure how I came to have the honor of owning such a lovely treasure but I am grateful that it came to me. I also have my dad's scriptures, but he didn't write in them so much. I would have loved to have my mothers as she was a great scriptorian who taught me to love the Gospel of Christ. My faith is firm and unshakeable and centered on Jesus Christ my Savior. I fervently hope that when I pass on my children will quibble over who get's mom's scriptures. It is a comforting thought--a tangible token of my faith for my children to hold in their hands. Thanks for sharing today. I really enjoyed this post.<br /><br />PS--how is the little one healing?kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-20013145548815463052012-11-04T23:32:01.561-05:002012-11-04T23:32:01.561-05:00What a wonderful post Molly. Your experience remin...What a wonderful post Molly. Your experience reminded me of mine with my mother. Her Bible was almost completely underlined, had notes in the margins, post-its on various pages, and all sorts of bookmarks and other papers were in there. She and my dad were positive examples of living a life of faith.<br /><br />Prior to her death my mom gave me a list of her favorite scriptures. She said those were the ones she wanted to be remembered by. I read three of them at her funeral and it resonated with all of her large family and friends.<br /><br />I totally agree with the lesson about reading the Psalms no matter what your faith. Reading one Psalm a day is a habit my parents established in my early childhood. I think one of the important values of the Psalms is that the practice establishes a sense of gratitude daily. I'm currently using a set of the Psalms in everyday English that I downloaded on my kindle. Different but still effective.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-17615769699508148352012-11-04T22:12:26.312-05:002012-11-04T22:12:26.312-05:00Being raised a Catholic, I've never been a big...Being raised a Catholic, I've never been a big bible reader. We don't really do bible studies like other faiths, so we don't carry around bibles and take notes and such. Well, those Catholics I know don't. <br /><br />We have always prayed as a family, but I am empty when I enter those 4 walls called the "church." I think we have faith, but I'm not sure where it is at the moment and I don't turn to the bible typically.<br /><br />Raising children in a faith can be a challenge if you don't know where you are on the subject. I hope you figure it out better than I did.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-34440045634462934172012-11-04T21:40:42.730-05:002012-11-04T21:40:42.730-05:00I love this post Molly! Your love for your grandm...I love this post Molly! Your love for your grandmothers rivals my own for my grandmother who I saw today, wasting away in a nursing home. She too is a woman of faith and I am so happy that she instilled that into my mother and into me. I hope to instill faith into Gage. It's a poweful life tool.<br />I think marking up your Bible with you is a beautiful gift to yourself and little Sam. Having said all that I can say that my Bible has been sadly neglected for quite a while. I need to look to a psalm :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com