Amelia and Luka love the simple things.<\/p>\n
We’re in the Grand Canyon, and they chase the elk around the camp site. We’re at home, and they just want to run around in a circle around the kitchen island for the next hour. And when it’s bed time they just a bottle of milk, a story, and a kiss goodnight.<\/p>\n
I’ve gotten so good at worrying about big things, complicated things, stressful things. And these kids just force me to get back to the basics – what interests me? what excites me? what inspires me? That’s the foundation that I should start my day from.<\/p>\n
The rest is really just noise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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