This is a great story, sort of like "and now the rest of the story"
thought you might need an inspiring story. Read the
true story below about Kurtis and Brenda the Checkout Girl.
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 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.
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.
At 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 and has his
Cardinals in the hunt for a possible appearance in the Super
Bowl.
Is this a surprise ending or could you have guessed that he was not an ordinary person.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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1 comment:
Great story Larry!!!
I do remember the story that he did not go from collage to the NFL but did know that much about it.
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