tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post5575642440719531412..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: The Little Match GirlStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56055987062018848702010-12-27T10:25:56.179-05:002010-12-27T10:25:56.179-05:00I just saw this post...The Little Match Girl was a...I just saw this post...The Little Match Girl was a beloved book of mine as a child. I hadn't thought of it in years, and it was such a treat to be able to read it again! I didn't have a single friend who could even begin to understand why I liked the story, but it always seemed to me to be a story of love and of hope for something better. Thanks, Stape!Lyn Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929017257225205301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-67850815504615513892010-12-25T01:52:28.999-05:002010-12-25T01:52:28.999-05:00Marian;
Remind me to tell you about the day I spen...Marian;<br />Remind me to tell you about the day I spent with Tom Kinkade some day.<br />.....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-23892072827065347322010-12-25T01:51:26.316-05:002010-12-25T01:51:26.316-05:00Mary;
Merry Christmas!
.................StapeMary;<br />Merry Christmas!<br />.................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-90647021902901088482010-12-25T01:50:48.570-05:002010-12-25T01:50:48.570-05:00Willek;
There better not be any in Massachusetts.I...Willek;<br />There better not be any in Massachusetts.I believe matches are probably illegal there, particularly in the hands of children.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27641494728869610642010-12-25T01:49:34.826-05:002010-12-25T01:49:34.826-05:00Jo-Ann;
If I cried, this would make me. But I have...Jo-Ann;<br />If I cried, this would make me. But I have no tear ducts, or internal organs.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53522389206693746122010-12-25T01:48:58.271-05:002010-12-25T01:48:58.271-05:00Claire;
I have read it almost every year since I w...Claire;<br />I have read it almost every year since I was a child. I read it to my children at Christmas.<br />...........SDtapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-10041611077029646842010-12-24T17:38:15.899-05:002010-12-24T17:38:15.899-05:00Oh no..the Little Match Girl..that's what peop...Oh no..the Little Match Girl..that's what people called me! thank goodness I didn't know the whole story..I just thought they thought I looked liked an old fashioned little girl. It's a beautiful story but I'm glad that I'm not dead.<br /><br />Hey everyone..something to cheer you up...you are all invited to my house to put together the beautiful Thomas Kincade puzzle that Willek bought for me for Christmas. Wasn't that thoughtful!mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-65766744144960779682010-12-24T11:38:19.175-05:002010-12-24T11:38:19.175-05:00little match girl of my own is trying to silently ...little match girl of my own is trying to silently (with dignity) fight her last battles as I type. Apathy is harbored in many hearts these days. (that is what this story is about) at a cross road am I. Wonder if the ruts that are being embedded will be repaired in the new year.<br /><br />it remains impossible for me to be silent; do honor her effort.Mary Sonya contihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086347388521844043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-84176256552805708012010-12-24T10:35:16.577-05:002010-12-24T10:35:16.577-05:00Very morbid for my sensibilities. I can't imag...Very morbid for my sensibilities. I can't imagine it as a child's story. Let's hope for no match girls out there tonight... but then, we know better, don't we.willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48053284667222054112010-12-24T07:57:01.677-05:002010-12-24T07:57:01.677-05:00An old favorite from my childhood, and still makes...An old favorite from my childhood, and still makes me weep. Thanks for a year of fabulous content. Merry Christmas, StapeJo-Ann Sanbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917343131871008640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-84777787308454614002010-12-24T00:23:31.088-05:002010-12-24T00:23:31.088-05:00This is one of my very favourite stories since I w...This is one of my very favourite stories since I was a little girl... thank you for sharing with others who may not know of it<br />Wish I could hear you read it aloud too!! Merry Christmas to you Stapleton, have been immensely enjoying your blog posts through the year - Claire BullClaire Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437308143683651070noreply@blogger.com