I'd take the most sentimental. If the hymnal is sentimental take it! You could access the Spanish Bible on line so take the books that give you pleasure to look at and to hold, the ones that send you mind on a trip to a fond memory!
The which books to take question is exactly why I'll never live in anything smaller than our 850 sq. ft. What a challenge you face. On my short list, though, would be the Old Testament Word Study Bible and the New Testament Word Study Bible, along with their corresponding Dictionaries (probably 12 linear inches right there). My very marked up paper Bible, although I do okay with Bible Gateway. Also The Little Prince, Walking on Water (L'Engle), We Really Do Need Each Other and We Really Do Need to Listen (R. Welch), maybe the Robert Benson books (another 6"), Practicing the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence), Heaven (Alcorn)., our little family history book, and ... the list goes on!!
Tracie, are there online versions of the dictionaries? That is a lot of real estate to give up! Also, curious--are the other books you listed things that you read again and again? Or are they just too sentimental to ever be without them?
Yes, online versions. OT online is better than NT online. I don't reread Benson (or Nouwen) as much as I'd like, but the others I've read multiple times. Sentimental books and those that are "friends" compromise a lot of my collection. I'm trying to get better about sending a book along once I've read it. A very slow process. Now that I travel more, I do now use mostly online versions of regular dictionaries and thesaurus, as well as Bible gateway.
I'd take the most sentimental. If the hymnal is sentimental take it! You could access the Spanish Bible on line so take the books that give you pleasure to look at and to hold, the ones that send you mind on a trip to a fond memory!
The which books to take question is exactly why I'll never live in anything smaller than our 850 sq. ft. What a challenge you face. On my short list, though, would be the Old Testament Word Study Bible and the New Testament Word Study Bible, along with their corresponding Dictionaries (probably 12 linear inches right there). My very marked up paper Bible, although I do okay with Bible Gateway. Also The Little Prince, Walking on Water (L'Engle), We Really Do Need Each Other and We Really Do Need to Listen (R. Welch), maybe the Robert Benson books (another 6"), Practicing the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence), Heaven (Alcorn)., our little family history book, and ... the list goes on!!
Tracie, are there online versions of the dictionaries? That is a lot of real estate to give up! Also, curious--are the other books you listed things that you read again and again? Or are they just too sentimental to ever be without them?
In fact, I have my nose in one of the Reuben Welch books right now as I'm working on tomorrow's blog post.
Yes, online versions. OT online is better than NT online. I don't reread Benson (or Nouwen) as much as I'd like, but the others I've read multiple times. Sentimental books and those that are "friends" compromise a lot of my collection. I'm trying to get better about sending a book along once I've read it. A very slow process. Now that I travel more, I do now use mostly online versions of regular dictionaries and thesaurus, as well as Bible gateway.