I hope everyone else is as excited about the fact that it is April as I am. April means planting time and although I’ve had to give up a certain amount of it due to having a bit too much help from Fruity Pebbles, I still look forward to filling pots and window boxes with blooms. There’s a First Friday Freebie bursting forth here as well, so let’s take a look at what you might win this month.

Just seeing green grass and budding trees is enough to spark joy and this Freebie is here to remind you to find joy in everything. It isn’t always easy.

It just so happens that April’s first Friday coincides with Good Friday (or God’s Friday), a day that Christians commemorate, but not because it began with joy. In fact, it was a day that stripped the Messiah’s followers of all their joy. At the time, they had no idea what Sunday would bring!

We need a constant reminder to examine our circumstances and count it all joy.

This wooden décor is by Willow Spring. The attached “Joy” word art is raised, giving a 3D effect. It measures 6” X 8” and is a reverse tray design, so it will sit or hang easily. It has wood-finish background on the front while the sides are painted white.

Mix it in with your spring decorations on a shelf and continue to use it with each season that rolls around.

To enter to win the forgiven décor, the first thing you need to do is become an email subscriber if you haven’t already done so. The “SUBSCRIBE” button should be floating along as you scroll this page. Then, “Leave a Comment” on this post, saying, “I Count it All Joy!”

Subscribing is FREE and First Friday Freebies are FREE – don’t you just love it?

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SHARE this post through Facebook, Instagram, X, Pinterest or send the link in an email to all your friends so they can enter to win!

Previous freebies can be found on the “Freebies” page.  Take a look at the gifts subscribers have been winning.

A winner will be chosen at random from those subscribers who enter before midnight tonight, April 3rd by leaving a comment which says, “I Count it All Joy!”

You can see the complete First Friday Freebie Rules by clicking HERE.

Don’t delay.  You know you’ll forget if you don’t enter now!  Subscribe if you haven’t already, confirm and comment to enter before midnight tonight, April 3rd!

Enjoy the month that brings the showers that bring the flowers!

My question to you: What are your go-to flowers to plant in window boxes and porch pots. I need a little help as the front of my house has a mix of sun and shade. Leave a comment and let me know. I’m in Zone 6.