Kat Cannon
author - speaker - real bible loving gal
author - speaker - real bible loving gal
About Me
I currently serve as the Director of Women's Ministry at the First Evangelical Free Church (FEFC) of Austin, Texas. I find joy in encouraging women to do the good works that God has prepared in advance for them to do (Eph. 2:10), and put as much energy as I can into teaching God's truth to point them the way. I am a hopeless Bible nerd. The Bible is the ultimately cool book. So many truths at so many levels! I never tire of searching out treasures and sharing them with others.
As the sole staff person for women's ministry at our church, I am on point for all sorts of activities and ministry opportunities. In partnership with an amazing group of volunteers, I direct Bible studies, special events, conferences, ministry to moms, ESL classes, leadership development, prayer meetings, and outreach to our community. We are a busy bunch of gals and it keeps me hopping!
I live in Cedar Park, Texas (just northwest of Austin) with my husband, Derry. We got married in 1994 on graduation weekend, just one day after we both got our degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. We have two children; Liana is eleven years old and Devin is nine. We also have two dogs, two cats, two fish tanks, and a bearded dragon (my daughter's). I joke that we live in an ark. We make for a furry, noisy, and sometimes messy bunch, but we are rarely bored.
I have two Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Texas – one in broadcast journalism and the second in government. My ambition once was to be a TV news producer, a dream that God steered me away from after a year-and-a-half as a radio news anchor and reporter. With that change of plans, I found work as a graphic and web designer for a small consulting firm, working closely with several state associations and local governments.
I struck out on my own as a free lance web design consultant after my daughter was born. I kept my home business going for eight years. Now, I dedicate my time to ministry and developing my writing and teaching interests.
Music is the first love and passion I've ever known and is one of my primary ways of worshiping God. My mother’s side of the family is extremely talented and I was surrounded by music from day one. I began singing performances in preschool and took classical piano for eight years. These days, I sing solos at church from time to time, lead worship occasionally for the women, and substitute for a worship team member during Sunday morning services every once in a great while.
But God has been pushing me further and further from my comfort zone behind the piano. I could have done music ministry instead of working with women, writing and speaking. That would have been easy. Instead God is continually calling deeper and deeper into new areas of ministry where I must rely on Him instead of my own abilities. He strengthens my passion to share the messages He's given me with each passing day. I cannot imagine doing anything other than what I'm doing now. I find my greatest joy letting words - not notes - pour through my fingers and into the keyboard. I am now more energized and alive speaking into a microphone instead of singing. Go figure.
And as my name suggests, I love cats. All kinds of cats. Big ones, small ones, fat ones, fuzzy ones. I’ve had cats in my home almost my entire life. My current babies are Pixel, a white and tabby cutie-pie, and Sonata, a short-haired tortoise shell diva. I don’t sleep well if the cats aren’t on my bed. Not that I don’t like our Alaskan Malamutes, Immali and Sila, too. They’re plenty sweet, just too big and smelly for snuggling. And don’t get me started on the fish. In my opinion, fish aren’t pets. A pet isn’t a pet if you can’t pet it. Fish are living decorations.
As the sole staff person for women's ministry at our church, I am on point for all sorts of activities and ministry opportunities. In partnership with an amazing group of volunteers, I direct Bible studies, special events, conferences, ministry to moms, ESL classes, leadership development, prayer meetings, and outreach to our community. We are a busy bunch of gals and it keeps me hopping!
I live in Cedar Park, Texas (just northwest of Austin) with my husband, Derry. We got married in 1994 on graduation weekend, just one day after we both got our degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. We have two children; Liana is eleven years old and Devin is nine. We also have two dogs, two cats, two fish tanks, and a bearded dragon (my daughter's). I joke that we live in an ark. We make for a furry, noisy, and sometimes messy bunch, but we are rarely bored.I have two Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Texas – one in broadcast journalism and the second in government. My ambition once was to be a TV news producer, a dream that God steered me away from after a year-and-a-half as a radio news anchor and reporter. With that change of plans, I found work as a graphic and web designer for a small consulting firm, working closely with several state associations and local governments.
I struck out on my own as a free lance web design consultant after my daughter was born. I kept my home business going for eight years. Now, I dedicate my time to ministry and developing my writing and teaching interests.
Music is the first love and passion I've ever known and is one of my primary ways of worshiping God. My mother’s side of the family is extremely talented and I was surrounded by music from day one. I began singing performances in preschool and took classical piano for eight years. These days, I sing solos at church from time to time, lead worship occasionally for the women, and substitute for a worship team member during Sunday morning services every once in a great while.
But God has been pushing me further and further from my comfort zone behind the piano. I could have done music ministry instead of working with women, writing and speaking. That would have been easy. Instead God is continually calling deeper and deeper into new areas of ministry where I must rely on Him instead of my own abilities. He strengthens my passion to share the messages He's given me with each passing day. I cannot imagine doing anything other than what I'm doing now. I find my greatest joy letting words - not notes - pour through my fingers and into the keyboard. I am now more energized and alive speaking into a microphone instead of singing. Go figure.And as my name suggests, I love cats. All kinds of cats. Big ones, small ones, fat ones, fuzzy ones. I’ve had cats in my home almost my entire life. My current babies are Pixel, a white and tabby cutie-pie, and Sonata, a short-haired tortoise shell diva. I don’t sleep well if the cats aren’t on my bed. Not that I don’t like our Alaskan Malamutes, Immali and Sila, too. They’re plenty sweet, just too big and smelly for snuggling. And don’t get me started on the fish. In my opinion, fish aren’t pets. A pet isn’t a pet if you can’t pet it. Fish are living decorations.
