Suzie Hawkins is a wife and mother of four. She holds a B.Ed. and a M.Ed. from the University of Georgia. Additionally, she has a Masters degree in Christian Spirituality and a certificate in Spiritual Direction from Loyola University Chicago. Suzie attends St. Michael Catholic Church in Gainesville where she meets with directees both in-person and on Zoom. In Suzie’s own spiritual journey, she has experienced going through the motions in her faith life as she struggled with finding God in institutionalized religion and the faith life that served from childhood. She has seen first-hand how big questions, frustration, and perseverance can renew religious practice and deepen one’s life of faith and prayer.