"To have a good friend, you must be one." For years I've fallen into the trap that I don't have time to invest in close friendships. Great friendships take lots of time, patience and doing things together. Between family, home, church and community commitments, I just don't have the time to put in for a friendship, so I learned to 'wing it' with only a few close friends. Lately, I've learned about 'connections". It started with my friend Pam. When I was considering homeschooling my son, I visited Pam's home to see how she set up her home school. " You can do this", she assured me. I began it and found out that I can do it! Through the years, our home school connection brought about a wonderful friendship. Her continual " You can do this", has stretched me and encouraged me in so many areas I never would have ventured without her encouragement. There are many other 'connections' I'v