Taking Tuscany (25 page)

As for the theme of the story:
The family is everything …
absolutely true. At the end of the day: Family matters, life is short, eternity is long, heaven is good, and God is love. That is the message.

Photo by Fred Rabel

Renée Riva
has been writing humorous stories ever since
she won her first writing contest in the second grade. A former
greeting-card verse writer and popular speaker, Renée has also
published two children's books (
Izzy the Lizzy and Guido's Gondola
) and
Saving Sailor
, the prequel to
Taking Tuscany.
She and her husband reside in Washington with their three daughters, a dog, a cat, and her latest birthday gift—a baby dwarf hamster named Tiny Tim.

www.davidccook.com