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About the Author:
Belinda Smith-Cicarella worked in marketing, training, public speaking, and finance, graduated from California State University with her MBA, from CUI with a bachelor’s degree in International Business, and earned her private pilot’s license. She was a college professor for over 14 years, worked in international marketing for Honda Motor Headquarters, and was a speaker at various conventions, awards dinners, and training seminars.
She has ridden motorcycles all her life, serves on the Board of Directors for a local Humane Society, and volunteers at the animal shelter. She and her husband, Andrew, reside in Iowa with their dogs, manage a real estate business, and continue to travel; 48 countries and territories…and counting.
Reviewed by Daniel D Staats for Readers' Favorite
Have you ever been pulled into the ocean by a tsunami? Have you ever been chased in a jungle by a wild animal? Belinda Smith-Cicarella has had these and many other events happen in her life. To say she has led an exciting life is an understatement. She shares her extraordinary circumstances in Miracles and Mayhem. Belinda knows how to share a story for all it is worth. The events that have happened in her life are heart-stopping. How did she survive? She describes the part that God has played in her life and in keeping her alive. Read this book to find out who the mysterious guardian was. This guardian kept rescuing Belinda from certain death. If Belinda’s life does not get your heart pumping faster, then you must be dead. Miracles and Mayhem is as exciting as it sounds.
Belinda Smith-Cicarella has authored a unique, exciting adventure story of her life that she calls Miracles and Mayhem. Her writing style draws you in, inviting you into her personal life as she details adventure after adventure that highlights God’s glory and protection. Her descriptions of the almost disasters in her life are realistic. Her style is easy to read and engaging. The events are written in such a way that they build to a crescendo. Many of the stories will have your heart pounding as Belinda writes in such a way that you feel like you are there with her. After reading this book, you will start looking at life differently and seeking to see the hand of God in your life. Since God is all-benevolent, He will do for you what He did for Belinda.
