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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 the register. Kurtis was almost finished and wanted to get some fresh air, so he decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand, a distant smile caught his eye. The new cashier appeared kind and beautiful. She was a few years older than Kurtis, (maybe 26 years to his 22) and he found himself falling in love at first sight.

Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited eagerly by the punch clock to see if he could learn her name. She came into the break room smile softly at him and took her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card which read: “Brenda.” Kurtis walked out only to see her start walking up the road. The next evening, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ride home. He looked harmless enough, and Brenda accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of work. Brenda simply said it wasn't possible. Kurtis 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, Brenda accepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday.

That Saturday night, Kurtis 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." Brenda tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again he pressed, not taking no for an answer. Finally, she brought him inside to meet her children. Brenda had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug, Kurtis thought. Then, Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair, who 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. She thought most men would run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one of those children was disabled. That is what the father of her children had done. 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 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. No wonder God has blessed him so much!

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