Kurtis & Brenda

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a newvoice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4. Kurtiswas almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answerthe 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 hewas only 22) and he fell in love. Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock to findout 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 onlyto see her start walking up the road.Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ridehome. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he dropped her off, heasked if maybe he could see her again,outside of work. She simply said itwasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn'tafford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly sheaccepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday. That Saturday nighthe arrived at her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go withhim. 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 thechildren was not an option, but again not taking no for an answer, hepressed. Finally Brenda, brought him inside to meet her children. She had anolder daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought, then Brendabrought out her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic with DownSyndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't comewith 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 mind set. That evening Kurtisand Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the movies. When her sonneeded anything Kurtis would take care of him. When he needed to use therestroom, 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 manshe was going to marry and spend the rest of her life with. A year later, theywere married and Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since then they have addedtwo more kids. So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda thecheck-out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona , where he iscurrently employed as the quarterback of the National Football League ArizonaCardinals and has his Cardinals in the hunt for a possible appearance in theSuper Bowl. Is this a surprise ending or could you have guessed that he was not anordinary person. It should be noted that he also quarterback'd the Rams inSuper Bowl XXXVI. He has also been the NLF's Most Valuable Player twice and theSuper Bowl's Most Valuable Player. Larry Stewart