“Wake Up,” is all I hear as I roll over to check the time from my complimentary hotel bed. Ughh, it’s only 6:30, I think to myself. I’m not much of a morning person, so I reluctantly get ready for the continental breakfast that awaits me in the lobby. Hmm…waffles and muffins…again?? Before I could think this day couldn’t get any better, I somehow manage to knock my coffee right into my anticipating lap. I could feel the heat rushing to my face. How am I going to get through this day...?

                Although not all mornings are like this in Houston, some seem to be this way towards the end of an exhausting week of vbs. Not to worry, because no matter how bad the day might seem starting out, one is never left with a hint of regret. Sure, some of the kids might have bad attitudes, and the team might not be eating dinner where you want to eat. However, one of the main attitudes we stress is the attitude “all in.” This typically means that, although things don’t always go the way everyone wants them to go; we all try to hold each other accountable to selflessness. The Houston Trip is about service to EVERYONE. Some nights we visit the homeless and other nights we visit the elderly but most of the time we get to hang out with the awesome kids that attend vbs.