{"id":108,"date":"2015-02-15T21:02:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T05:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fourinthegarden.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2016-07-05T20:50:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T03:50:33","slug":"four-in-the-garden-is-making-an-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/weblog\/four-in-the-garden-is-making-an-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Four in the Garden is Making an Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

The feedback I have received from readers has been encouraging. For many, Four in the Garden<\/em> has reaffirmed their belief in God’s love.\u00a0Most everyone has said that they want to read it again and take notes or highlight favorite sentences. Some have ordered additional copies to give away to friends or family. One couple ordered eight more books\u00a0after reading it. They are my biggest fans and promote the book wherever they go.<\/p>\n

One lady\u00a0ordered a book\u00a0when she became intrigued with her husband’s comments about it. One day into reading her own copy, she\u00a0called me to say she found it fascinating and to request five more books. She admitted that she\u00a0had read only one book since college. I was amazed that the book had that much\u00a0appeal to her. She finished it in a few days. She and her husband have purchased a total of thirteen books, the largest number so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The feedback I have received from readers has been encouraging. For many, Four in the Garden has reaffirmed their belief in God’s love.\u00a0Most everyone has said that they want to read it again and take notes or highlight favorite sentences. Some have ordered additional copies to give away to friends or family. One couple ordered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Hhvw-1K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140,"url":"https:\/\/www.rickhocker.com\/weblog\/four-in-the-garden-receives-readers-favorite-award\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":0},"title":"Four in the Garden Receives Readers’ Favorite Award","date":"September 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Readers' Favorite Book Award I\u2019m pleased to announce that\u00a0Four in the Garden\u00a0won an honorable mention from the Readers\u2019 Favorite 2015 Book Award Contest. 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