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Eleven moves in 18 years\u2014each time I received permanent change-of-station orders. As a military officer, I ask a lot of my family. My wife, Elizabeth, has had to give up jobs she loved. Our three daughters have had to leave behind wonderful friends. I think that\u2019s why our cat, a tortie named Wembley, meant so much to us.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth and I had adopted her right after I\u2019d come home from a deployment to Iraq that was tough on both of us. Elizabeth pulled a tiny tortoiseshell kitten out from under a box at a pet adoption event<\/a> and knew she was the one. It was early in our marriage, and Wembley was our first baby. Her love helped us heal the pain of that deployment. In 15 years, she had seen us through many moves, one more deployment, many separations and the births of our children. She had traveled with us to 25 states and three countries. A true military cat. <\/p>\n

She was great with the girls, patient and protective. When they were babies, Wembley would sprint into their rooms to check on them if they cried. If anyone pulled into our driveway or rang the doorbell, she would growl loudly in warning: This is my family, and you\u2019ve got to go through me first. <\/em>The girls, in turn, adored her.<\/p>\n

Wembley was a source of comfort and stability in a life full of change. In January 2017, she got sick. Our veterinarian ran tests, we tried different medications, but two weeks later, on January 20, her kidneys started to fail and we had to put her down. We were devastated. Wembley\u2019s death was the first major loss for our children. It was hard for Elizabeth and me too. Our cat had been through it all with us and now she was gone.<\/p>\n

Our twelfth change-of-station move was coming up\u2014we would be relocating from Virginia to Texas in seven months\u2014so Elizabeth and I decided we would not adopt another cat until we were settled in our new home. Our daughters didn\u2019t want to wait. They launched a determined campaign. Every day someone would say, \u201cCan\u2019t you reconsider? Seven months is a long time.\u201d Or \u201cWembley wouldn\u2019t want us to be sad.\u201d Or \u201cI\u2019m ready to love another cat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Truth was, I wasn\u2019t ready. Neither was Elizabeth. Wembley had been more than a cat to us<\/a>. She was Elizabeth\u2019s companion all those times I was gone training or on deployment, her defense against loneliness. She was my exercise buddy, keeping me company when I ran on the treadmill. Elizabeth and I used the move to take time to grieve.<\/p>\n

I went to Texas in April to assume my new duties. We wanted our daughters to finish the school year in Virginia, so my family didn\u2019t join me until the summer<\/a>. Immediately the questions started. \u201cYou said we could get a new kitty when we moved. Can we go get her today?\u201d Elizabeth deflected the requests. \u201cMaybe once the boxes are all unpacked!\u201d<\/p>\n

Our family hadn\u2019t been in Texas long when we got an email from the Girl Scouts about a carnival and cultural fair. We didn\u2019t have any plans for the weekend. Why not? I programmed the destination into our GPS, and we set off. But the GPS got confused. And even though I\u2019d lived here for three months, I didn\u2019t have a clue as to how the roads were laid out. I knew the way to post, the gas station and the grocery store, and that was it.<\/p>\n

How long it takes me to figure out where things are after we relocate is a big joke with Elizabeth and me. That\u2019s because I usually have to leave with my unit, so it\u2019s up to her to learn the way around town.<\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t seem so funny as I was trying to match up street signs with what was on the GPS. Morgan, our oldest, said from the back seat, \u201cMomma, I think we\u2019re settled. You have most of the boxes unpacked. Can we please get a kitty?\u201d I bristled. The loss of Wembley was still too real. \u201cWe aren\u2019t settled!\u201d I said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know where I\u2019m going! What makes you think we\u2019d be able to find the animal shelter in this place?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTurn left,\u201d the GPS instructed. We popped out on what looked to be a main corridor. As we crested a hill, we saw a large sign that read ANIMAL SHELTER with an arrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew you\u2019d find it, Daddy!\u201d Morgan said. \u201cCan we go? Now?\u201d I groaned. \u201cIf we can find our way back after the fair, maybe we\u2019ll stop. Maybe.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the girls could erupt into cheers, I added, \u201cBut we aren\u2019t adopting any cats!\u201d<\/p>\n

Elizabeth chuckled, then whispered to me, \u201cI know the way back.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the fair, the girls kept talking about their new cat. \u201cWe aren\u2019t getting a new cat,\u201d I said. \u201cI only want another tortie. They aren\u2019t going to have one, so don\u2019t get your hopes up.\u201d Even balloons and carnival rides couldn\u2019t distract them from their mission. After one ride, our youngest, four-year-old Hadley, tumbled out of her seat and said, \u201cDaddy, I\u2019m ready to go get our new cat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFine, we\u2019ll stop on the way home,\u201d I said. \u201cBut don\u2019t be sad when we leave without a cat.\u201d The kids couldn\u2019t run to the car fast enough.<\/p>\n

We pulled up to the shelter, and I reminded them of the rules\u2014only a tortie! \u201cGo on ahead,\u201d I said. \u201cI need a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

My heart was heavy with the pain of losing Wembley, but that wasn\u2019t all. Like I said, as a career soldier, I ask a lot of my family. I wanted this shelter to give them hope. I didn\u2019t want just any cat. I wanted…no, it was more than that. I needed a cat that could fill an important role, taking my family from duty station to duty station and from deployment to deployment, supporting them the way Wembley had, with the love only a pet can give. I needed the right cat. I took a few moments to pray that this shelter would hold our new hope.<\/p>\n

I walked inside and didn\u2019t see my family. The front desk attendant asked, \u201cAre you with the group of girls looking for cats<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, we\u2019re looking for one cat! A tortie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour oldest daughter told me the rules,\u201d she said, laughing. \u201cI\u2019ll take you back.\u201d<\/p>\n

She led me to the cat overflow room. I saw Elizabeth, Morgan, Brynn and Hadley through the window, hovering over a cat, their backs to me. The door creaked as I opened it, and their heads turned. Tears ran down all their faces. Then I looked at what was in their arms. They were holding a beautiful tortie. A kitten whose coloring was shockingly similar to Wembley\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s available for adoption,\u201d the attendant said. \u201cShe was brought in at three weeks, and she\u2019s about five months old.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one wanted her?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t figure out why she hasn\u2019t been adopted. She\u2019s very friendly and likes to snuggle. She can be protective<\/a> and growls when someone opens the door,\u201d the attendant said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t hear her growl when you all came in.\u201d My jaw dropped. \u201cI\u2019ll go get the checkbook to pay the adoption fee,\u201d I finally said.<\/p>\n

I knew why this tortie hadn\u2019t been adopted. She was meant to be ours, and she was just waiting for us to find her. The girls named her Nina Gato. She is very patient and protective. She growls at the mailman and sits at the door of the kids\u2019 bedrooms, howling when she wants to see them. We\u2019ve taught her to sit up and shake for a treat and to come when we whistle. Our Nina, exactly the cat we needed.<\/p>\n

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