Miracle

One night I was in my back yard when I heard a very quiet "mew". I listened and heard it again. It sounded like it was coming from the crawl space under my bathroom. I went inside and got a flashlight. I came back outside and was moving the wood from the opening to the crawl space when I heard it again. It sounded like it was coming from my shoe. So I shined the flashlight down there and saw the tinyest kitten I have ever seen. I thought it had some grass or weeds stuck to it but on closer inspection, saw that the unbilicle cord was still attached along with the placenta! The mama cat must have been in trouble and just dropped the kitten as soon as it was born. I didn't know what to do. I ran to my mom's next door to see if she had any kitty sip (kitten formula). She didn't. It just so happened that a neighbor's cat had a litter of kittens a week before. They were almost impossible to get to. They were under some steps that had been blocked in. So I had to grab the back porch, swing my legs through a small opening, and go in that way. Now I'm known as the tomboy of the neighborhood. Now, most cats won't take care of kittens that don't belong to them, so I rubbed the kitten vigorously and rubbed the mama cat and the other kittens. (There were 4 others). I put it to her belly and it immediately started nursing. It is smaller than the rest of the kittens and didn't open it's eyes when they did, but hey! they're a week older. She can still hold her own with the others. Unfortunately, one of the kittens was grabbed by a boxer bulldog and was never seen again. I can only imagine it's fate and it's not pretty. Since God knows I love cats, he put that kitten in my back yard and put me outside that night. I call her my little miracle and I love to go over and pet her and play with her. My husband doesn't like cats and I would be afraid to leave her outside with my dog. I'm afraid she'd be his lunch one day. Miracle likes to prance around on Mama's roof in the middle of the night, keeping Mama awake. I hope if anyone adopts her, they will give her a home full of love and care. God knows she had a bad start in life so maybe He will grant me this one wish. She is a beautiful kitten, almost solid gray with some orange undertones on her fur. Anyway, this is the story of Miracle, and I think the name suits her fine.