Bec knew God as a friend. She kept company with the Lord, and her well-worn Bibles and journals make that clear. Her long list of family, friends, and fans shows her priority of relationships and loving people well. She collected people and had a fantastic way of showing love. And as one friend said - to know her is to love her!

 

Becki had 2 tattoos. These tattoos symbolize what she valued most - values she lived out loud. 

One of the tattoos was a Hebrew symbol that meant “proclaim.” This symbol summarized her passion for carrying the message of Jesus’ love wherever she went. She got this one after missing an opportunity to share a clear message of the love of Jesus with someone. 

 

 

This is Paul’s Prayer, but I know it was at the heart of Bec’s life message - 

Ephesians 3:14

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 

 

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

 

That verse speaks to some of her favorite things! 

The amazingness of God, 

Christ in the hearts of those she encountered and Living knowing that you are loved.  

This is where she made such an impact!  

She loved teaching and mentoring to help people know that truth for themselves.

 

Bec had a unique platform in her size. Her openness and manner put others in her presence at ease. Whether on her Scooter at the mall, her classroom, social media accounts, or favorite meeting spots, Bec left her mark by proclaiming love.  

 

 Bec loved well in little and ginormous way. Her heart was far bigger than her fun-size package."

 

 

TN Nicole:

"A friend said that they could see God’s sense of humor when He created Becki Biermaier small. Her size, truly was the only small thing about her. Bec lived large. She loved big. She sowed laughter like seeds. Bec carried the wisdom of Heaven and made disciples throughout generations. 

Becki had 2 tattoos. Her first was the Hebrew symbol for the word Proclaim as a reminder to proclaim the gospel wherever she went.  The second tattoo Becki chose was an image of a full dandelion with 16 seeds being blown. Becki had this tattoo made after she decided to leave Nashville and move back home to MN. She wanted a physical representation of the seeds she had sown over her 16 years at NSCA into what would  become generations of children, colleagues and friends.   

This tattoo reflected the flower/weed she loved, but more importantly, it was a representation of the way she spent her time and intention. As I think about the name of the dandelion, I can’t help but reflect on the appropriateness of this weed, she so loved. The seeds of a dandelion spread quickly. As Becki was sowing seeds, she was growing a harvest of not weeds, but Lions.  

Legacy is something that is established through the life we lead. We have two legacies that we leave…an earthly one and a Heavenly one. All throughout life, each day we live, we are sowing seeds of legacy. Your presence here means that Becki sowed a seed into your life and that there has been a harvest from her investment of love. We have been given a gift.

When a grain of wheat falls to the ground it produces life. I see new life in the connections and friendships being born through our love for her. I see new dreams of Heaven and thoughts of what it is like there. I wonder what other ways we will see new life sprouting from this great loss? 

If you don’t know the way through the grief, Jesus is the way. 

If you feel overwhelmed with sadness, you shall not be overcome, for great is His faithfulness and His mercies are new every morning. 

Sometimes we get derailed because it doesn’t happen the way we think it will.  

If you are wrestling and feel in darkness, He is the light and the peace. All we have to do is come to Him, just as you are. He will supply your need and you can feast on His faithfulness. Try Him. 

Faith requires eyes that see the unseen and believe as though it were already here.  Becki is experiencing the fullness of her faith now. One day, we will be with her again if we receive the freedom that Jesus bought for us. 

We each still have opportunity before us to live out our own legacies day by day. We each can be intentional to sow seeds on earth and in Heaven. We can look to Becki’s life as a beautiful example of how to do that. And we can continue to honor her life by sharing the example of the ways she followed and proclaimed the name of the One she loved and of how she loved others. 

 Let’s go blow some dandelions and make lions. 

When you came outside you received a candle. As we light this candle, we light it to honor Becki and the legacy she has left. We light it to honor the light and love of Jesus that so filled Bec’s life. We light it to remember that the light is always brighter than the darkness. And as we pass this light, one to another, we can let it be the reminder to pass the light that we have been given with those we encounter, as we remember the example of our small giant in the faith has given us."

 

 

I don't know about you, but for me, I am feeling the grief more as the reality of her death becomes more real to me. If this is true for you, please reach out to someone you know who loved her and misses her too. We can support one another on this journey. It will take time. It is my hope that in the midst of the tears, you are also taking time to sow laughter. The two can co-exist. We must continue living, even when our hearts are  broken. 

Legacy Christian Academy published this supplement to the yearbook (see photo above) and I wanted to make sure you all had the opportunity to read it. 

Take good care of yourselves.

Sending dandelion hugs, 

Nicole H