I
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. It should be noted
that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.