Difficulty maintaining prayer

Assalamu alaikum everyone. Lately, I've been having a really hard time keeping up with my prayers, and I feel so ashamed in front of Allah because of the sins I've done and am still doing. I keep thinking my prayers won't be accepted since whenever I try to pray, I feel like a hypocrite. So, to avoid facing my own shortcomings, I sometimes skip praying, telling myself, "I'm a terrible Muslim and Allah won't accept my worship." But honestly, I miss that special connection with my salah and I want to return to it and improve-would Allah even welcome me back? I'm struggling with myself a lot. Please be gentle in your replies. Jazakum Allahu khayran.