I rise early, but not by choice.
My boys have me up around 6-6:30 every day!
I agree that it is a good idea to get up early, have a quiet time with God, and begin your day with prayer. I wish this is something that I could get in the habit of doing. Usually my morning awakenings are not very pleasant, especially when I don't get to bed until very late the night before because of doing schoolwork, and then I am up all night feeding the new baby.