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Subject: Read before Super Bowl Sunday
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Take time to read, it's worth it. > > > > > > > > > > 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 check 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 > > > > > 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 restroom, 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. > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > This coming Sunday Kurt will quarterback the Rams in Super Bowl > XXXVI. > > > > > > > > > > Pretty good story, isn't it? > > > > |
