THE STORY OF KURTIS THE STOCK BOY AND BRENDA THE CHECKOUT GI

[Sally]

It's a little sappy, but a very nice story. And I sure didn't guess the ending!)


THE STORY OF KURTIS THE STOCK BOY AND BRENDA THE CHECKOUT GIRL

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when
a new voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register
4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and
decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand,
a distant smile caught his eye--the new check-out girl was beautiful.
She was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell
instantly in love.

Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch
clock to find out her name. She came into the break room, smiled
softly at him, took her card and punched out, then left.
He looked at her card: BRENDA. He walked out only to see
her start walking up the road.

Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket,
and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough,
and she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he
could see her again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't
possible. He pressed and she explained she had two children and
she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the
baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the
following Saturday.

That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him
that she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and
canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's take the kids
with us." She tried to explain that taking the children was not
an option, but again not taking no for an answer, he pressed.
Finally Brenda, brought him inside to meet her children.
She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug,
Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair.
He was born a paraplegic with Down Syndrome.

Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't
come with us?" Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from
a woman with two kids, especially if one had disabilities--
just like her first husband and father of her children had done.
But Kurtis was not ordinary--he had a different mindset.

That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids,
went to dinner and the movies. When her son needed
anything, Kurtis would take care of him. When he needed to use the
restroom, he
picked him up out of his wheelchair, took him and brought him back.
The kids loved Kurtis.

By the end of the evening, Brenda knew this was the man
she was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with.
A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both
of her children. Since then they have added two more kids.

So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda the check-out girl?
Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona , where he is currently
employed as the quarterback of the
National Football League Arizona Cardinals.
As you probably already know, the Cardinal are in the Super Bowl
on Sunday, for the first time ever. Is this a surprise ending or
could you have guessed that he was not an ordinary person?

It should be noted that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. He has also been the NLF's Most Valuable Player twice and the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

He also is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa.

[Sparkle]

Oh that was great! I was worried about the ending, but it was perfect and perfect timing for this weekend.

[Carolinagal]

I read this just recently, nice to read something so nice still happens. Good time to post, guess we'll all be getting a look at him this week-end?

Carol

[Bethers]

Oh, what an absolutely wonderful story - and true to boot. Ah, great start to my day. Thanks for sharing.

[Getupngo]

A friend sent that story to me this week and made me smile. There are still some good men out there. Thanks for posting it here.

[retiredhappy]

What a great story. Don't we all love a happy ending?