Miracles in Appalachia on Ky 92E: Stand Strong, Finish Strong!

By Lois (Brown) Taphouse

Miracles in Appalachia is a first person account of a youth mission trip that takes a miraculous detour midweek and all the wonderful ways God steps in and takes care of the Taphouse family. It is a story of grace through preparation, protection, and provision. You will be truly blessed and encouraged as you travel this road with them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781512741308

Lois (Brown) Taphouse

Lois is the wife of Terry and mother to Stefanie (Josh) Davis, Greg and Amie (Weckenbrock) Taphouse, Tracy Taphouse and Jennifer Taphouse. She has been a housewife and stay-at-home mom for over 20 years. She and her family have been involved in Mission work for about 15 years. She and Terry currently live in Winder, GA, and are members at Belmont Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA.

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Miracles

in Appalachia

on KY 92E

Stand Strong, Finish Strong!

LOIS (BROWN) TAPHOUSE

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Copyright © 2016 Lois (Brown) Taphouse.

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-4131-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-4132-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-4130-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016907408

WestBow Press rev. date: 05/19/2016

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Apples and Apple Seeds

Chapter 1 I Knew Not That They Were There

Chapter 2 God Will Prepare and Protect

Chapter 3 My God Still Moves Mountains!

Chapter 4 When Time Stands Still ...

Chapter 5 I Can Do ALL Things ...

Chapter 6 Please, Not the White Sheet ...

Chapter 7 Fear Not...

Chapter 8 Stand Strong and Finish Strong ...

Chapter 9 Travelling North ... With a Complete Jew ...

Chapter 10 Superman ...

Chapter 11 Provision... Angels Among Us

Chapter 12 Breathe In, Breathe Out...

Chapter 13 God Bless America ...

Chapter 14 Time To Fly the Coop...

Chapter 15 Dr. Richard Kowalske ...

Chapter 16 And the Gifts Just Keep on Coming...

Chapter 17 ... and the Rehab Continues...

Chapter 18 What To Do; What To Do ...

Chapter 19 Time Marches On ...

Epilogue To God Be the Glory, Great Things He Has Done ...

Reader's Guide

The Romans Road to Salvation

Foreword

As a pastor, I have seen time and again the effects of trying circumstances on people. For some, the circumstances become too overwhelming and they never recover. Others manage to grab hold of God with tenacity and become overcomers through His amazing grace and miraculous power. Terry and Lois are two of those overcomers. Surrounding the event that literally changed their lives, they saw God at work through unsuspecting individuals, EMT and hospital personnel, youth groups, churches, and communities. Their story is a testament to God's promise that "in all things He works for the good of those who love Him and have been called according to His purpose."

Rev. Bill Compton

Pastor, Belmont Baptist Church

Gainesville, Georgia

Acknowledgements

It is only by the grace of God that I was able to write this book. I have no experience in this sort of thing and really did not do well in school when it came to writing. God helped me to organize my thoughts and even gave me the words to write when I was struggling with how to say something. This has been an incredible experience and probably will be one of my greatest accomplishments in life. Without His help and encouragement from my family and church family it would never have been completed.

Terry is my biggest encourager. He gave me the opportunity and time I needed to accomplish this task. He helped with the many computer aspects of the project and even developed the webpage that will help to get our information out. He listened to my complaining and gave me the gentle nudge I needed to continue on. He has supported me every step of the way. After all, what would you expect from Superman? (See Chapter 10)

I want to thank my kids, Stefanie, Greg, Tracy, and Jenny for telling me I could do this and for believing that I would see it through to completion. They have each one impressed me so much in dealing with the accident and the way that it impacted their lives.

Our extended families were ready, willing, and able to help anyway we needed. They were just a phone call away. That was a huge blessing to us and made things so much easier. They lifted us up in prayer and checked in on us frequently.

I must recognize our church family that spent countless hours preparing our home, taking us to doctor appointments, and physical therapy appointments, providing meals and any kind of equipment that we needed, for giving us a van that made our life so much easier, and for giving me the encouragement to preserve our story forever. The very first person who told me we needed to write a book was Eric Loggins, and I never forgot that. So, Eric, thank you for putting the idea in my head and thank you to all the others that encouraged me and prayed for me along the way. Donald and Beulah Land, Doug and Ann Williams, Sarah Bell, you all spent almost as much time at Physical Therapy and the doctors as we did. Thank you so much for transporting us back and forth. Mitzi Williams, and Beulah Land, thank you so much for organizing meals and keeping us and the girls fed

I would also like to thank our neighbors at River Oaks Plantation, who worked with our church family to put the walkway in to our basement and stocked our pantry with food. They also provided meals for us, and made sure the girls got to school in the mornings, and anywhere else they needed to go. Joe and Leslie Gillette, you are our angels. Lisa Nassal, thank you for working with Mitzi in organizing meals and so many other things. You are such a blessing to our family.

God did incredible things in our life and in the lives of those around us and I am so thankful that I am able to share our story with others. May God use this book to bring glory to Himself and to encourage others in times of struggle. God bless the readers of this book; may they grow to know You in a new and more personal way.

Love to you all,

Lois

Introduction

Apples and Apple Seeds

Terry and I met each other in Southern California while we were each serving in the US Air Force as Medical Laboratory Technologists. Terry grew up in Adrian, Michigan and I grew up in Grove City, Ohio, just three hours