So Sunday wasn't his day, but does it really matter?
In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy was busily working when a new voice
came over the intercom 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 distinct 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 and
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, lets 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 cute as
a bug Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He
was born a paraplegic with Down's 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 husband and father of her children did.
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 rest room, he picked him up out of his chair, took him &
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 and since then they have added two more kids.
So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs.
Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, where he is employed by the St. Louis
Rams and plays quarterback. You may have watched him play Sunday in
Super-bowl XXXVI.
In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy was busily working when a new voice
came over the intercom 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 distinct 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 and
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, lets 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 cute as
a bug Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He
was born a paraplegic with Down's 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 husband and father of her children did.
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 rest room, he picked him up out of his chair, took him &
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 and since then they have added two more kids.
So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs.
Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, where he is employed by the St. Louis
Rams and plays quarterback. You may have watched him play Sunday in
Super-bowl XXXVI.
