I have always been jealous of how many of the saints were able to get a thousand things done in a day, do so on 2-4 hours of sleep, and when they weren’t praying they were able to learn more stuff in a few days than a normal human could in a few years.  Of course, they were able to do all of this by the grace of God and through their daily reception of the Eucharist,  but for the rest of us who are struggling just to find time to pray one rosary a day – I thought a little cheating might be in order. Read the full story

I have never been an early riser.  Even in the military I was never able to get in the habit of waking up at a reasonable time.  Unfortunately, now that I am a father and husband I realize that the earlier I wake up, the easier it is for me to get things done that would otherwise jeopardize family time.  That being said, I have had to devise tools of forcing myself to wake up a couple hours earlier than I normally would.  Some are obvious, and some are creative, but hopefully all of them work to help wake you up! Read the full story