Family Ties
Also Known as Four Lives
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The Spy Hushed phone call: “Perdoname, senor, hay un - detencion. Id presto!.” After a pause - the answer. “Gracias. Buen trabaja, mi amigo.” And so, the spy gathered the few communications identifying his profession, and flushed them down the toilet of the small sparsely decorated apartment. Without packing his clothes and personal items, he headed down the stairs to the crowded street, moved carefully along the avenue, his heart pounding, hoping that somehow as a six-foot two inch American, he would not be spotted in this South American milieu. Interrogation may include electric shock using “La Bebbe” (the baby). He moved through the streets and vendors of Rosario. The exit strategy was preplanned and rehearsed many times. He walked slowly making little eye contact so that he would not be recognized, occasionally stopping then discreetly noticing if anyone was watching him. In training, he learned how to track. Now he was the one hunted and he knew the rules of evasion. The route was circuitous, through the back streets to the sidewalk café a few miles away. Sitting quietly at the café, he sipped café con leche while pretending to read the newspaper. He felt alone, on edge, no concealed weapon allowed. He had spent hours on the firing line, pulling off rounds like squeezing an orange. If only he had his dependable thirty-eight revolver. Finally, the bus arrived. melody in plaid a melody in plaid walking to school on a cool spring morning books in hand work complete shoes tied white ribbon binding dark brown hair her mother’s twin in bobby socks and tennis shoes walking simply dreams afloat glistening brown eyes strong calves an athlete stretching to do right yet still in the nest a kiss on the cheek “goodbye daddy” and out the car she goes cut to the bone walking in deep snow still afternoon shoes tied ears bound deer tracks fading day softens to night in deep woods snow falls silently glistening white will the memory of plaid melody played fade like deer tracks on glistening moonlit snow? October, 1996 after dropping Jo off at St Phillips School
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a door closed, a door opened, a storm raged, a feast enjoyed yes, a new song sung from everlasting to everlasting you are God We live four lives, each with successes, failures, and strengths. Adjusting to each new life takes courage and faith in a God who abounds in every blade of grass, in every storm on every sea, in every laughing child, in every parent, in hard work, and sometimes in lost dreams. Throughout all the storms, He faithfully holds our hand, offering comfort as change opens a new door to greater joy. In a collection of inspirational short stories and poems, Wade Peterson inspires believers to see how God helps them navigate all the joys and diffi cult moments that life brings. Within his writings, he refl ects on diverse topics such as his father and uncle who served in the Second World War, his wife and children, his adventure hiking over three thousand miles of the Appalachian and Pacifi c Crest Trails, and his faith in God to carry him through it all. Family Ties is a poignant collection of poetry and short stories about faith, family, and the ways God lovingly guides us to weather the storms of life.
About the Author
Wade C. Peterson is a Christian and retired attorney who practiced law for forty years. He and his former wife, Jowanda, have two adult children and fi ve grandchildren. He participated in Bible Study Fellowship for ten years, four as a leader, once a member of the church choir, now a regular Karaoke singer in the local American Legion in Homestead, Florida. Like his grandfather, he plays golf fi tfully.