Candace's Photography Blog Has Moved... The Banks Bunch blog is still here....

I have decided that it would be best to move my photography blog to a new site...I will continue to post family updates at this blog.

Please visit my photography site at:

http://candacejbanks.blogspot.com

Blessings,
Candace

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

my GASTRIC BYPASS surgery is tomorrow!!!

hey there family & friends!

just wanted to check in & see how your summer is going...hope yall have been having as much fun in the sun as me and the little boys! corbin has his mommy's skin and is already sporting a pretty good tan...brendan's getting a little darker, but i'm mainly just having to keep a lot of sunblock on him to keep him from roasting...

tomorrow is a big day in the banks household...i am having gastric bypass surgery!! for some of you that i haven't talked to in a while, you might be like "what in the world?!?"...but this is something that i have been praying about for about a year...and once i started praying faithfully about it, God opened the doors for me...i have had no trouble getting insurance approval, surgery dates, kelly's permissive tdy (which gives him time to take off from work to take care of me), childcare for the boys, etc...

our good friend, drew, has let us borrow his laptop to use in the hospital so my plans are to keep you updated...i'll probably just post updates on the blog instead of email...and that would be the best place to leave us your prayers & comments...

i'm soooo hoping to get caught up on my blogging while in the hospital or at least while i'm recovering, but i guess that all depends on how i'm feeling...

i'm not ready to post pics now, but maybe in a few months i'll post some before & after pics....

thank you in advance for praying for me/us... we are looking forward to seeing all the ways that the Lord will work in our lives.

blessings to you and yours!!!
we love you!
candace
p.s....i forgot to mention that the surgery is at abilene regional hospital at like 11am tomorrow, june 25th...dr frazee (a wonderful christian man) is my surgeon.

9 comments:

The Incorvaia Family said...

Candace!

I perused your pictures-- Your photos are so quality-- and it's obvious that life is full and satisfying!

It was funny, as I was reading your post, it was like you read my mind when you acknowledged that people with whom you haven't spoken to in a while would be thinking... "What in the world?!" =) But it sounds like it's the right move for you.

Loved the pictures you took of your floor just prior to the new carpet going in-- with scripture written on the floor. Love that!

I just started a blog myself-- in an attempt to keep family and friends posted of Incorvaia happenings... plus it's kind of cathartic, I think... a way to scrap-book that requires less manual labor and effort =)

Check in when you have time:
http://theincorvaiafamily.blogspot.com/

Abundant Blessings.

Olivia said...

Are you expected to be in the hospital for a while? I am praying for you and hoping everything goes well with little pain.

Natasha said...

Wow! We'll keep you and your family in our prayers! I'm sure everything will go great!

Karyl said...

Hi, Candace. We hope everything goes well with your surgery tomorrow and your recovery. We'll be praying for you!

Anonymous said...

Thinking of you Canace!
praying that all goes well for you during your surgery. ~~I know you'll bounce back soon!!
love you girl!!!
your friend,
T

Jeanette said...

Good luck with your surgery, I had Surgery with Dr. Frazee when we still lived there and is was a wonderful doctor. Good luck with everything.

Leah said...

Praying all goes well.

Hayley said...

Praying for you today - I'm sure all will go well!

Drew Winters said...

Godspeed! I hope by now you are resting comfortably and doped to the gills. Lortab is rad. ;)