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As I celebrate becoming a bat mitzvah, I will be sharing with you the tefilot that a Jewish woman should say every morning.  I will combine explanations about the prayers with the prayers themselves. 

The first prayer a Jew says when waking up in the morning is typically the modeh ani.  The prayer is usually said while you are still in bed. 

מודֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם. שֶׁהֶחֱזַרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה. רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶך

This blessing follows a common rule in Torah and mitzvot in general.  The rule is that you don't get to enjoy something until you thank God.  Some examples of this are that before you eat you have to say a blessing. Another example is that in process of making challah, one is meant to give a portion of the dough to the Kohen.  In biblical times the Kohen had no land, or wheat of his own, and therefore no dough for Shabbat, therefore he would get some as a gift. We continue this practice in theory when we take a small portion of dough off of the challah bread before it is baked even in our own times.  It is a way of being appreciative of what God has given you.