Focus on the Family Magazine - April/May 2023
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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Kids & Teens<br />
<strong>the</strong> Lamb of God<br />
An Easter activity from Sarah Scuderi<br />
as told to Maren Heim<br />
EACH YEAR, my mom and I make a “lamb” cake for our family,<br />
which we prepare before we eat Easter dinner toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
The cake is red<br />
velvet, baked in<br />
a lamb-shaped<br />
cake pan.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> dessert cools, we<br />
decorate it with cream<br />
cheese frosting and shredded<br />
coc<strong>on</strong>ut. We reserve<br />
some coc<strong>on</strong>ut to dye green<br />
and use small candies for<br />
<strong>the</strong> eyes and nose.<br />
Once it’s placed <strong>on</strong> a plate, we<br />
sprinkle <strong>the</strong> green-colored<br />
shredded coc<strong>on</strong>ut around <strong>the</strong><br />
cake to imitate a lamb lying out<br />
in a pasture.<br />
ANNEKA JACK-FOTF<br />
We use this dessert as a model to explain to my kids how<br />
Jesus is <strong>the</strong> Lamb of God and willingly died in our place<br />
for our sins. We emphasize His victory over death by rising<br />
again <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> third day (1 Corinthians 15:4).<br />
The red velvet symbolizes <strong>the</strong> blood that He shed as<br />
He offered His life for us. Having a physical model allows<br />
my kids to take more interest in what Jesus did for <strong>the</strong>m—<br />
and it’s delicious to eat, too! •<br />
Sarah Scuderi is a mom to three kids. Her mo<strong>the</strong>r, Maren Heim,<br />
is a mo<strong>the</strong>r to four children and grandmo<strong>the</strong>r to six. She is a<br />
registered nurse and loves cooking, sewing and spending time<br />
with family and friends.<br />
APRIL / MAY <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY 33
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