Welcome to All There Is. I took a couple days off with my kids at a beach this past week,

and while I was away, it was reported that I've decided to leave CBS's 60 Minutes,

where I've worked part-time for the last nearly 20 years.

I was caught by surprise that the story leaked out.

I was at a water park with my kids, and I quickly typed out a few lines about why I decided to leave.

And what I said was that I've been able to balance both jobs for a long time, but now that I have

little kids, I just need to work less. I want to spend as much time with them as possible, I wrote,

while they still want to spend time with me. And that is very true. David Letterman famously said that

after leaving his long-running talk show, if you retire to spend more time with your family,

check with your family first. Well, I did, and my kids definitely like the idea of me being around

more. A friend of mine, actually a cameraman at 60 Minutes, recently told me that he remembers the

moment when his seven-year-old son stopped holding his hand. They were walking to school together,

and his son just slipped his hand out of his dad's. My friend didn't think anything of it in that

moment, but soon realized that was the last time his son would ever reach out to hold his

hand again. I haven't been able to get that story out of my mind. My kids still love holding my hand,

or at least they still seem willing to let me hold theirs. That's not going to last forever,

and I've already missed out on too much. My guest today is also the dad of two

boys. He's singer, songwriter Eric Church. He's had an incredible career in music. He started writing

songs when he was 13 and first played at the Grand Ole Opry in 2006. Eric is 48 now with a long

list of hits under his belt. His latest album, Evangeline v. The Machine, is available now, and you can see him live on tour this year.

But Eric also knows loss.

In June 2017, Eric had a nearly fatal blood clot in his chest and was rushed into surgery, which saved his life.

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