Broken but Beautiful

I heard this phrase in a song several months ago and it stuck with me. I'd been feeling broken but not particularly beautiful. I didn't like the feeling, still don't, but I think God is fine with us being broken, with our feelings of desperation. It's there that we know we need more than ourselves, we need him, and he can make the brokenness beautiful. So I had the phrase but wondered how to portray it and a broken vase came to mind. It's back together, not perfect, but useful, beautiful and what it contains is beautiful. I used different papers along with oil pastels for the piece. I was almost done, had the vase, window and table done but it looked unfinished. It needed something else on the table, and I wondered what I would put there. I wanted something that would show what brings about the brokenness. It came to me that my kids while a source of great joy, are also a great challenge to me. I often feel that I'm just not enough. Again I don't like it but realizing that God is ok with that feelings and wants me to turn to him. Hope you enjoy the piece.