Mmmm....sleeping

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I seem to have this really horrible habit of sleeping in. I've never considered myself a lazy person until recently. I tend to wake up, shut off my alarm clock and proceed to sleep for a couple more hours. I think it's partly due to living on my own. There aren't people out in the kitchen to talk with and share breakfast with, so I just stay in bed. I also really like my bed. Bed time is probably one of my most favorite parts of the day. It never used to be, but now it is.

This morning I woke up one minute before my alarm went off, and was ready to get out of bed and face the day! So I climbed out, turned my heater on (it's cold in the mornings in my basement suite), made my bed, curled up in a blanket, read my Bible for a bit, sat and thought, and the decided to lie down again. At which point my eyes got heavy and I feel asleep for another couple of hours. I suppose this is what part-time working does to a person...makes one lazy (this is my excuse anyway). I slept like a rock, and even in my dreams I couldn't force my eye-lids open (those are the worst kind of dreams).

So, tomorrow, I not only plan on waking up when my alarm clock goes off, but I will put it across the room so I have to get out of bed, and then I won't climb back in. I have things to do tomorrow morning anyway, so I hope that's enough motivation to get going. I wish that I could be so movitated to spend lots of quality time with God to bounce out of bed and do it. Like Martin Luther said: "Tomorrow I plan to work, work from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer." Except that I don't have so much to do, but plenty of time! So I could use it for praying instead of sleeping when I don't really need the extra sleep.

Perhaps I'll let you know how it goes. I might be too embarrassed to say anything if I do fall back asleep!