Kate Prado is the youngest daughter of the late Martin Buxbaum. "Bux" was best known for his witty humor in the publication he wrote for over twenty years called, "Table Talk." He penned many books of poetry from Rivers of Thought to The Underside of Heaven. Writer, photographer, artist, and father of eight, his words inspired countless people, both then and now.

Read what the next generation has to say to a world so hungry for tenderness and humor, as Kate Prado shares words and photos, to encourage and uplift.

Kate wrote her own book of verses in 2005 called Angel's Wings & Secret Things. She has been featured in H.E.R. Magazine, The Salvation Army's War Cry, Today's Woman Writing Community, The Religion Network, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and is a regular contributor to the Herald-Mail Newspaper in Hagerstown, Maryland. Kate's verses and quotes can be found on many web sites such as Quotiki.com, Christianpoetry.com, Poemhunters.com and Poemsabout.com. For more of Kate's pictures and layouts, see KatesCreations on scrapbook.com. (Please see the contact page to connect to these links.)

She lives in Hagerstown, Maryland surrounded by the beautiful            Appalachian Mountains and writes under the name of Prado's Pen.

May there be something in these pages to give you some hope, some laughter, and some tenderness in your life.

Tenderness

We are God's hands extending,
to a torn world needing mending.
Giving love from God the sender,
taking time to just be tender.

"We love Him, because He first loved us..."
I John 4:19

(This is my sister Rosemary & a little finch she helped after it had hit a window. Happy ending...it was fine!)
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Fullfillment

It is not death I find the worst part,
but if we don't live,
which bothers my heart.
For all butterflies were meant to unfold,
not die in coccoons, their beauty untold.

by
Kate Prado
"Do not waste one moment of time
looking for someone to "complete" you,
but rather search for the completeness
God has already placed within you."

Kate Prado

Photos by Kate Prado (C) All Rights Reserved 2007
The Dreamer's Daughter

I am the daughter
of a dreamer,
and his blood flows
on in mine.
His dreams he wove
in paper and ink...
a legacy in his rhymes.

By
Kate Prado
And the Lord
answered me;
"Write the vision;
make it plain upon
tablets..."
Habakkuk 2:2
P.O. Box 1973 Hagerstown, MD. 21742-1973  kateprado@aol.com
Prado's Pen
Freedom's Flight

"To fly to freedom
we must first be brave enough...
to open up our wings."

Kate Prado
Attitude

One hand of man
can light a candle,
while the other
with just one breath,
can blow
the candle out.

By
Kate Prado

"Let your light so shine before men..."
Matthew 5:16
"Start pursuing joy with a passion
and practice it daily.
That way you won't feel out of place when you get to heaven."
Kate Prado

The Reflection

The reflection
in the mirror,
only lets me see...
The woman
on the outside,
and not the one
that I can be.

By
Kate Prado