Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work

I Don’t Know: Respectful Conversation

In almost every home in America, especially in homes with young children, there is a special place. This place serves many purposes. It is the repository for much that is immediately important. It displays the great recent achievements of the family, directs activities, and often holds words of wisdom or encouragement. Temporarily adhered to its metal surface are the children’s latest masterpieces and report cards, schedules of important upcoming events, or pictures of beloved family and friends. Of course I’m talking about the domestic holy of holies—the kitchen refrigerator door. And because we cannot avoid looking at it every time we reach for a snack or cold drink, many people place inspirational ...