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WINTER 2019 HOMESCHOOL IOWA 9
stories. He/she now knows
of homeschooling success.
You’ve been polite and re-
spectful throughout the year.
You included a photo of the
kids doing an experiment or
maybe a few paragraphs from
an essay about civics. Perhaps
the legislator has been asked
to co-sponsor a bill that de-
creases parent’s rights, but
your relationship with him/
her causes them to pause and
remember your family. Home-
schoolers impact our world with real results. Children enter
college, start businesses. Your relationship could literally be
the difference in laws that restricts homeschooling being
introduced. That legislator may share your information with
others and cause others to think twice, to soften their stance
on homeschool rights in Iowa. Relationships take time, and
these legislative connections often take several years to build.
What is the current state of your legislative relationships? Do
you know their names? Have you communicated with your
state senator or representative this year? If not, start now.
Send an encouraging note thanking them for spending 100
days working in Des Moines on our behalf. Share the book list
your children will read during the school year.
Build that foundation; create those relationships. In the New
King James Bible, Ecclesiastes 11:6 reminds us, “In the morn-
ing sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your
hand; for you do not know which will prosper, either this or
that, or whether both alike will be good.”
“Creating a
relationship of
trust with the man
or woman making
laws you live
under begins with
a foundation.”
PROTECTING HOMESCHOOL FREEDOM IN IOWA
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March 16, 2020 • Iowa State Capitol • Des Moines, Iowa
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Monday, March 16
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Stand with us!
Join with hundreds of other
homeschoolers from around the state
to provide our legislators with “a face for
homeschooling” at our annual
Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day!
Tour the Capitol,
Meet your legislators,
and be encouraged!
Attendee registration is FREE and
will open in mid-January!
Watch our website and Facebook page
for updates and more information
about the event!
Guest Speaker:
Zan Tyler
“My story is about the greatness and
faithfulness of the Lord – and how He
uses ordinary people to accomplish His
extraordinary plans.”
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