Praying

I pray everyday, sometimes at breakfast, mostly at lunch, and always at dinner. But those have become daily habits to me. I just murmur thanks and to bless the food and some other stuff and that's it. AMEN. I'm done.  At night I always trick myself to not pray by saying to myself, "Oh, I'm so tired. I need some sleep." But at night when I DO pray to God, it's also like a daily habit: murmuring thanks, other stuff, and AMEN...I'm done. It's just like something I want to get over with so I can continue on. Sometimes, when I just stop, and pray, really talking to God, it feels really different. Yet despite all this knowledge, I continue to do my habits. And I ask myself, why? I know when I eat, I just want to pray as fast as I can to get over with it so I can eat.
My goal is for me not to rush over prayer, and to really talk to God and give thanks. Which is going to take some trouble. I hope you can all pray for me to help me with this. Thanks.
~Rachel