I LOVE galvanized metal! It’s beautiful: industrial, strong, yet holds a very Southern charm to it!
I always channel Joanna Gaines when I use galvanized pieces… Yes, the ONE show I watch on tv is #FixerUpper (well, aside from Thomas the Train and Sesame Street). If you ever go to Magnolia Market (their store) to shop, they have tons of galvanized pieces.
I started wondering about galvanized metal and why I love it so, besides the fact that Joanna says it’s a must for Southern, rustic style! 😉
So, I looked up exactly what “galvanized metal” is and leave it to trusty Wikipedia to shed some light.
So, it’s basically a coat of protection on steel to prevent rusting and tarnish!! Why is rust so bad?? While there are some ways to physically remove rust from metal, rust weakens the original composition; it’s never the same and even more suspect to damage after rust has occurred. Galvanized metal can dent with some serious blows and trauma, but it’s not likely to produce that rust that can occur without the zinc coating. Not to mention the “de-rusting” process is REALLY difficult.
No wonder I love galvanized metal so much! It’s a reflection of Gods protection for me. I’ve endured some hardships in my life and watched my loved ones endure some as well. We all have faced major dents in the frames of our heart. I’ve seen major blows from watching family endure long military deployments, friends mourn the loss of a baby who never got the chance to meet the outside world, loved ones who financial strife almost ruined their life, countless failed relationships, friendships, or marriages. I’ve watched my husband lose the last of his cherished grandparents. I see, weekly, our patients and families who walk a road with multiple dents to their core: the Journey of a child battling cancer and even losing a child to the disease (which I simply can’t fathom how I could carry on). I even lost a best friend to the ugly “C word,” (Happy Birthday Month, Rissa-miss you). It’s even In the day to day wear and tear as a parent or a spouse that we feel helpless and weak. In those moments where our soul is dented and will never regain its original shape, the COMPOSITION remains. God’s protection and love prevents us from losing what makes us up in the first place: an imperfect human form always embraced by His love, forgiven by His grace, made perfect in His image, and promised a lifetime of healing from a comfort only HE can provide. We are here for our designed purposes; He individually created us to be loved by Him and to serve each other with that same love. I don’t just have a relationship with God, He is what I’m made of. And yes, I’m dented and bruised. The shape of my heart has taken many new forms over the years. But God remains, and He always will. He is constant. And I’ve learned that He is there to comfort us and help us mold ourselves to each new shape our heart forms to… He is the strength we need when those times of indention occur, to put one foot in front of the other and walk toward a better, brighter day… Our galvanized hearts can shine in the light and use the dents to be a light to others whose hearts take smiliar blows. After all, those dents can bring gratitude for areas of healing and joy, knowing God protected our strength and composition from within.
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