{"id":4164,"date":"2012-02-18T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T22:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2022-03-19T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T23:25:14","slug":"lost-and-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2012\/02\/18\/lost-and-found\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Something You’ve Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As every mother knows, assigning “a place for everything” does not guarantee we will always find “everything in its place.” Items will inevitably turn up missing from time to time, and our family is no exception. So it’s important to know how to find something you’ve lost quickly and easily, if at all possible.<\/p>\n

The things we are most likely to lose at our house are winter coats, van keys, our six-year-old’s glucometer, and matching shoes for every child under eight. This, despite the fact that each of these items has a clearly-defined and easily-accessible home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to find something you’ve lost<\/h2>\n

So what are we to do when our stuff goes AWOL? The strategies I’ve found to be most effective are as follows<\/p>\n

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    Retrace your steps<\/h3>\n

    If you’re the one who’s lost something, think back to where you last saw it, then check there and everywhere else you’ve been since you misplaced the item. If it’s your child who is missing something, walk him through these same steps.<\/li>\n

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    Pray for God’s help in finding it<\/h3>\n

    This should really be what you do first, but if you are anything like me, you may not remember to do it until you’ve already tried step #1 without success. The advantage to praying<\/a> straight off the bat is that:<\/li>\n