My Story!

Hey guys! This post is my first one on my website. Just wanted to introduce myself for those who are looking into this for the first time.

My name is Logan Cannon, and I was born in Pensacola, Florida, on October 3rd, 1995. I’m the son of Brett and Kim and brother to Sydney and Shay. Growing up in Pensacola, we are passionate about our lord and savior, Jesus Christ, college and high school sports, and going to Pensacola Beach off the Gulf of Mexico, where we have the whitest beaches in the world.

My family and I moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, back in 2006, when I was in elementary school, when my dad accepted a position as an X-ray tech manager. This move was a very tough but exciting decision for our family, but through the grace of God, we made relationships with many people we still have today.

But in 2012, Dad was hit with some news that Syd was in a bad car accident and was sent to the hospital to get surgery. Upon getting her x-rays he passed away at the age of 43 years old from a blood clot in his heart that triggered a heart attack. His passing was a major shock and loss for not only our family but also the friends that we had with.

So the next step was for Mom, Shay, and me to move back home to Florida, where we went to Pace High School. Fast forward a couple of years I played football. I was a part of the school’s NJROTC program my junior year, and then in my senior year, a couple of months before graduation, our unit went to a local river spot to hang out and relax. Still, a friend and I were throwing the football around and made a bet to see who dropped the ball had to dive into the water. So I dove into the river, and I shattered the C4 vertebrae of my spinal cord.

It was obviously a scary situation, and when the accident happened, the ambulance came and got me to the hospital in 20 minutes, and they had to take the shattered fragments of my spine and reattach as much as they could. That was 10 years ago, on April 19, 2014, and in those years God has blessed me with the strength and ability to use my disability to grow my faith, introduce me to others, and take me places where I never would’ve thought about going.

I’ve received my Associate’s degree from Pensacola State College, my Bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida, and I’m now pursuing my Master’s degree in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It’s been a long journey, but I’m grateful for the opportunities that God’s going to bring in my life.