Wednesday; December 19
On this date in 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was completed. Now if you remember from your U.S. History class in Middle School, you’ll recall that when this chunk of land in the midsection of North America was purchased from the French it was not only massive, it was also wild. The 530,000,000 acres the U. S. Government secured from France was mostly unsettled and contained some of the harshest weather in the hemisphere. Yet, when we look back on this investment we see that not only did it serve as a piece of the puzzle that united the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, it also contains a lot of land that has been America’s breadbasket for years. This wilderness was transformed into a big part of America’s farmland that made us healthy and happy. As I thought about this transaction I was reminded of how something that initially seems difficult or even unimpressive can be transformed into something wonderful. We may not initially see a circumstance in life or a personality in a person as