Thursday, January 5, 2012

"Worth Every Cost"

Colored Pencil Drawing Description

“Worth Every Cost”
I felt truly inspired to do this piece and I knew the title before I even knew what I would portray in the drawing. The idea came clearly as I was thinking about how precious children and families are in this world. I was facing my own battles at the time and thinking about how I would willingly sacrifice all to be a mother to such special children. I started this piece during the Christmas Season and while drawing it, I often thought of the Savior. I celebrate His birth because I know who He grew to be and what He was willing to sacrifice for us all. He believed that each of us was worth the cost of His death so that we could ultimately repent and return to Him again.
I don’t have all the knowledge of the Savior, but in a small way I understand His love for us. When I hold my children, I feel like I would do anything so that they might live and have joy in this life. In this picture, I portrayed me and my children when we were grieving for the loss of a baby as I was going through a miscarriage. This was the second time I had miscarried. We hungered for those children to be raised in our home. We believe that someday they will be, in this life or the next. When I envision the two babies that didn’t make it, I picture them as they are in the drawing. I know those children are out there and they are eager to be a part of our family someday. They love us. They are connected to us and are not just bits of pregnancy gone wrong without any purpose. Like the Savior, I see the worth of these children when others might not. To me, they are worth every cost.

Saturday, September 5, 2009