Read-Aloud Revival ®
Read-Aloud Revival ®
Sarah Mackenzie
Best of RAR: How a “Best Moments” List Can Help You Love Your Homeschool featuring Jon Acuff
41 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2026 at 8:00 am.
[ AUDIO ] Best Of: Jon Acuff
Jon Acuff, author of All It Takes is a Goal
Start with your best moments
"Increases your gratitude like crazy"
"Being present is being nostalgic about a moment you're still in"
You can't predict the future
"Every time I see ______, I smile."
"If I had a free hour today, I'd spend it ______"
"My imagination is bigger than my calendar"
"Some beats none"
"I wish we had more time to _______ together"
"Don't marry a new goal"
Writing with his daughters
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Today, we’re revisiting a listener-favorite episode that has some advice and an activity that I think are perfect for this time of year in our homeschools.

Jon Acuff, author of All It Takes Is a Goal, joined me a while back for a perspective-shifting conversation about setting and achieving goals for our homeschools, and how looking back at our best moments, from major milestones to pockets of joy, helps us envision the kind of future we really want. 

Jon also shares some practical tips for reframing the urge to compare ourselves to others, especially on social media, giving ourselves credit for what we’re already doing–because it’s definitely more than you think–and approaching goals with a “some is better than none” mindset.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

  • How taking stock of your past best moments helps you be more grateful and present for the moments happening right now
  • Why having dreams and goals bigger than your calendar is actually a gift 
  • A simple key to finding goals that work for you and your family 


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Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/jon-acuff