Wendy Came Into My Life - 1258 Words

Wendy Lankford was raised within a â€Å"traditional† family and grew up alongside her mother, father, and younger brother in my home state of Maryland. Today, she is married to Shane Lankford and together they care for three adopted sons; ages 22, 7, and 4. Wendy is a stay at home mom and home schooler who is also actively engaged with her church community and several service groups. Both she and her husband have dedicated themselves to raising awareness and working on behalf of orphans, those with special needs, and those living in poverty. Wendy came into my life in early 2014. That year, my brother, Ryan, faced an uncertain future as his approaching twenty-first birthday would mark the day he was to â€Å"age out† of the foster care system and lose the assistance from social services that he relied on. He was unprepared for this transition and since our parents had passed away, no other family members offered support, and I was not in a position to provide for him at that time, we had to scramble to piece-meal together a replacement support system and housing for him. We reached out to everyone we knew and by luck, grace, or fate, an old friend of the family suggested that Ryan meet and speak with the Lankford family about temporarily staying with them. Within a few months after that initial conversation, the Lankford s had opened their home and their hearts to my brother and welcomed him into their family through an informal adoption. As the Lankford’s learned fromShow MoreRelatedFamily Interview : Wendy Lankford944 Words   |  4 PagesFamily Interview Wendy Lankford was raised within a â€Å"traditional† family and grew up alongside her mother, father, and younger brother in my home state of Maryland. 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