Hello ,

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On January 1, 2008, Keith Severin and his 7-year-old son, Adrien, agreed that every day, for one whole year, they would spend at least 15 minutes searching together for treasure. The idea came to them when Keith came out of a store one day, and a guy asked him for change. Keith took about two steps from that spot and found a dime on the ground. It was a reminder that treasure is everywhere.

Keith and Adrien stuck to their plan-even when the weather wasn't favorable-and over the course of that year they stumbled upon plenty of loose change, bottles, a silver necklace, and a golf bag pull cart. By year's end they had amassed over $1,000 worth of treasure through their 15-minute walks. But Keith says it was richer by far simply to grow in their relationship as father and son. "It was nice to spend some time with him and get to know him," Keith said in an interview. As they walked, they talked not about treasure, but about vacation, what's going on at home and school. They even dreamed up books they could write about their experiences together.*

When I read this account of how close a father and son became after only 15 minutes a day, I wondered to myself about how close any professing Christian could come to the Creator by spending quality, daily time with Him.  When a son or daughter of our Heavenly Father becomes intentional about time spent with Him, the spiritual dividends can be huge.

Lord, help me to be more consistent with out time together.  In Jesus name, amen.

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word