Meet Suzanne

Greetings to all my precious friends!  My name is Suzanne, but I am also called Mrs. Pichon by many children on a daily basis.  It is always a delight to hear my first name after a long day at school.  I was born in the Sunshine State, Florida, and attended the amazing Florida State University where I earned a degree in Elementary Education.  After graduating from Florida State, I went on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ at Louisiana State University for three years.  It was while working there that I met my wonderful husband, Kalon Pichon.  Some of you may know him as the keyboard player in the band at Northshore Church who always seems to be talking into a microphone.  Sorry … you only get the special privilege of hearing him if you are in the band.  

After getting married in 1996, we moved to Slidell, and I actually began using my degree in Elementary Education.  I began my calling as a teacher at Bonne Ecole Elementary in 1997.  I have mostly taught in the gifted program during my time at BEE.  I have taught every grade and every subject at some point or another.  In the year 2000, my life was forever changed with the birth of my beautiful daughter, Kaley Grace.  She has been such a huge blessing in my life. Watching her grow into a beautiful young woman has been amazing.  In the year 2007, we had another amazing addition to our lives, Camden Jacob.  I love watching him and Kaley read together, wrestle together, and just love on one another.

I became a part of Total Woman U in January of 2010.  I am a part of the Advisory Board, co-head of the SHINE Club, as well as one of the teachers at many of the TWU events.  My heart in being a part of Total Woman U is to see women set free to be the women Christ intends for them to be.  I want them to become all He wants for them to be as they allow Him to live His life in and through them.  One of my favorite verses is Ephesians 2:10: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”  The word workmanship translates to “Poiema” in the Greek which means that we are God’s poem.  Wow! What an amazing thought that we are His poem, and He just wants us to walk each day as His living and breathing poem!

As a teacher, my goal is to communicate truth in any way I can.  If you have ever been to a Bible Study I have led, a session I have taught, to a SHINE meeting, or in my classroom, you have probably seen a movie clip.  I am such a visual learner that I tend to use that as a way to communicate truth.  Stories mean so much to me because I feel as though Father speaks to me through stories.  In high school, my English teacher taught us about cathartic moments in literature, where the reader actually experiences the emotions of the character without going through the experience which allows us to work through an issue in our lives.  Hearing the stories of others and where Father has brought them is so powerful to me.  It lets me know that I am not alone on this journey called life and encourages me to keep walking.

Last January, the SHINE Club began at Bonne Ecole Elementary.  I have to say by far this has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.  Getting the opportunity to teach kids about serving, honoring, inspiring, nurturing, and encouraging has been a joy.  Since January, we have been talking about hope.  I love that we are able to take what seem like such abstract concepts and make them real and tangible for the students.

Dancing has always been a huge part of my life, and I never ever thought that Father would allow me to still have the opportunity to dance.  Being able to dance with my daughter three times at church has been such an amazing experience.  I am thankful that I have been able to share Father’s heart through such a beautiful art form.  Music also speaks to me in powerful ways as well.  It never ceases to amaze me when I listen to a song that perfectly expresses how I feel.  It is like a gift from Father.

As I look at our TWU team, it is so wonderful to see all the different ways we connect to Father and connect to one another.  Our differences are what draw us together.  I hope and pray that as you get to know all of us that you will see our hearts for all of you.  We love you, and we are journeying with you.

Becoming Who My Father Sees in Me,
Suzanne

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