RE:focus

So, yesterday was Good Friday and every single Good Friday I find myself in a funk. Really, how could I not be in a funk when I remember the crucifixion of my Savior? That being said, many times yesterday I kept thinking, "This is SUCH A BAD DAY!" and today, thinking back on it, I wonder how many times God thought, "Really? You want to talk about a bad day?"

Anyway, today, I was determined to remember that there is a good ending to all of this...the rainbow after the rain. So, to cheer our whole family up, my boys and I made this fun, rainbow JELL-O.



There's a joke in our family that the person who is completely incapable in the kitchen gets asked to bring jell-o to all family gatherings. My sisters-in-law and I are all fairly skilled in the kitchen so we never have jell-o at any family gatherings and truthfully, we hardly ever have jell-o at home either. So, I called my mom and told her that our family would be bringing the jell-o to our Easter gathering this year!

Except I'm not just bringing jell-o...I'm bringing JELL-O! How fun is this stuff?
So, here's the recipe that I got Here.

~ How to make rainbow jello ~
You'll need one small box of jello for each color you want... so in this case, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. And one large tub of cool whip.

Prepare purple (or whatever color you want on the bottom) jello as directed, using the "quick chill" method, meaning add some ice. Pour jello into glasses, (or a 9'x13' baking dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray), reserving about 1/3 of the liquid jello. Put glasses, or dish in the refrigerator and chill for 15-30 minutes, or until slightly set. Mix about 1/3 cup of cool whip into the remaining purple jello. Pour the jello/cool whip mixture on top of the slightly set purple jello already in the glasses (or dish).
Repeat process for each color.

I've seen recipes that use sour cream, or yogurt in place of the cool whip, so feel free to do that if it saves you a trip to the store =) You can also substitute sweetened condensed milk mixed with 3 envelopes of Knox Gelatin and 3/4 cup boiling water. (This is what we did, but I think I'll use the cool whip next time).

Once set, top with some additional cool whip and sprinkles if desired.

There you have it! Rainbow JELL-O that is sure to keep you focused on the rainbow after the rain...remember there's more to this "Good Friday" story! Can't wait until tomorrow!