My Father

When I was small my father traveled,

and then he would come home.

But even when he went away

we never felt alone.

We did not have to see him

to know how much he cared.

He would always be our father,

and his love was always there.

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"I will never leave thee nor forsake thee."
Hebrews 13:5

Kate Buxbaum - Prado

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KATE:
"My only dream was to get married, have at least ten children,
and be someone's wife. That is what I grew up with...
I did marry when I was 23 years old, but by age 31, realized
Mr. Right was not a dreamer like me. My hopes were further
dashed when I discovered I would never be able to carry a
baby full term. As I watched the battle over a woman's
right to not have a child, my children were lost to miscarriages."
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Choices

A woman down upon her knees,

in tears prayed all alone.

Beside an empty crib she asked

for a child of her own.

While in another part of town

there comes an angry cry,

"I do not want this baby," and so the child dies.

How different these two souls are,

as heaven hears each voice.

For to one it is a baby,

to the other, just a choice.

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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."
Psalm 139: 14

Kate Buxbaum - Prado

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Patience

The sun slowly rises over the valley draped

in darkness where I now dwell,

bringing joy into my spirit

as a sign from heaven saying, "All is well."

If I had given up hope yesterday,

when all I felt was sorrow, loss and pain,

I would have never seen the answer to my prayers,

or smelled the fragrance after the rain.

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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patienely for Him..."
Psalm 37:7

Kate Buxbaum-Prado
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KATE:
"After 14 years of working in property management following my
father's death in 1991, and another failed marriage along with
another lost child, I finally gave up and asked God what it was He
wanted me to do. I then started to write. It began with a small book
of verses called "Angel's Wings and Secret Things" in the fall of
2005. In 2006 I moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, surrounded by the
beautiful Appalachian Mountains. I help my sister, Rev. Rosemary
Redding, who is pastor and founder of His Heart Ministries, Inc., to
feed and clothe the children I never was able to have, and care for
the elderly. I now call myself a writer and work under the name of
Prado's Pen."

 

Climate of Love

Hush and you can hear the stirring of wings.

Listen with your spirit and

you can hear the angels sing.

Praise God and enter His climate of love.

Breathe in the stillness of His peace

and drink His blessings

from above.

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"So that the priests could not stand to minister because
of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."
1 Kings 8: 11

Kate Buxbaum -Prado

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Guardian Angels

Soft fluttering of wings,

their transparent figures standing

on the edge of endless time called eternity...

sleep neither day or night as heavenly guards,

watching daily over you and me.

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"For He shall give His angels charge over thee,
to keep thee in all thy ways."
Psalm 91:11

Kate Buxbaum - Prado

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Martin Buxbaum and Punkin relax after a hard day

Kate Buxbaum-Prado has writing in her blood. Her father,
Martin, authored 11 books, mostly poetry and verses, and
contributed regularly to publications such as Guideposts,
Readers' Digest, and the Bethesda Journal. He was Poet of
the Year for the State of Maryland in 1967, and for many years
was editor of Table Talk, with a circulation of 400,000.

Some of his quotes are very well-known, such as:

"A dog wags its tail with its heart."

"If you thing you have someone eating out of your hand,
it's a good idea to count your fingers."

"Some people, no matter how old they get never lose their
beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts."

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Bonus Quote:
All the fish needs is to get lost in the water.
All humankind needs is to get lost in the Dao.
Zhuangzi (c. 360 - c. 275 BC)
China