Make the Time in May

I don't know about you, but May is busy for our family. A friend of ours called the other day about gettting together with us sometime over the next month. It took several attempts to find a date that worked for both our families. I am a stay at home mom and yet my kitchen calendar is completely packed with everything from orthodontist appointments, recitals, to tennis tournaments. How can we trim the fat and still have a healthy diet of activities, rest, and time with family and friends?
I wonder if God feels frustrated with us because we have filled our lives with activities which keep Him at arm's length. Does it take him several attempts to find a date which works for us? I am a type A person who has to have things just right before I feel I can sit down. But friends, in this way, it never worked for me to find time with the Lord, because things were never just right enough. I had to work through that and find time; for me it is around the midday hours when I sit down to eat. I try to schedule my meetings at breakfast time and keep the noon hours free. I also realize that flexibility is key. When the noon hours fill up, I schedule some time before my children come home to read His word, journal, and pray.
I will pray that today you will make the time to see the world through God's eyes. God bless you. You are in my thoughts...... Nina