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Discover the silver cross, buried in London's vaults and rekindled in a humble chapel, and journey with Emma as she returns home to Fillermore Creek with heart ablaze. Beneath dawn's gilded orchard, she unearths her parents' secret letters, stitching their unspoken longings into the community's tapestry. Each thread-be it a hidden spring, a storm-scarred sapling, or a mother's bedside vigil-reveals a living legacy of faith transformed into fellowship and service.
At the Zimmerman Inn, every dawn brings new tests of courage. When drought threatens the herb garden, Emma deciphers a map to a hidden spring; when blight creeps through golden rows, she grafts disease-resistant scions from afar. As electricity, railroads, and corporate bids press against the orchard's edge, Emma stands unwavering-guiding each debate toward compromise and the greater good.
Through every season, the orchard's heartbeat is its people: neighbors who rally to repair broken wells, to prune poisoned limbs, and to shield seedlings beneath quilts of straw and prayer. Watch the waterwheel's resurrection breathe life into the grist mill and grain silos, turning creeks into sustenance. Taste the Ice Wine crafted from frost-kissed grapes and feel the harvest's sweetness join every voice in hymn beneath oil lamps and lantern glow.
Here, the orchard is more than fruit and flower-it is a covenant etched in stone, wood, and open palms. When upstream dams threaten the creek's flow, Emma marshals a thousand signatures and persuades county stewards to reroute progress around their roots. Witness how communal resolve triumphs over every new edict, binding commerce to conscience and tradition to tomorrow.
Amid petition drives, grafting workshops, and barn-yard celebrations, Emma balances motherhood and stewardship with graceful intuition. Little Miriam's first steps across waterwheel timbers become a promise for the next generation: to tend each blossom, to guard each quill of memory, and to carry every petal downstream as a prayer of hope.
The Orchard of Covenant unfolds like a living hymn-its chorus rising in every repaired fence, every prayer-laden harvest, and every dawn-tipped blossom. Dive into Emma's world of faith-forged community, where love, labor, and legacy entwine beneath ancient trees, ensuring that Fillermore Creek's promise endures through every storm, frost, and blossoming spring.
Title
Turning The Water Wheel
Author
Elizabeth Miller
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Elizabeth Miller
Published
June 2025
Weight
282g
Dimensions
15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm
ISBN
9798231711970
ISBN-10
823171197X
Eden Code
7299599
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