Resentment will eventually grow and marriages will eventually suffer if home and children constantly and continually take precedence over your mate. It's something that women tend to not be taught, but it is, sadly, a lesson that is often learned.
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But usually, I try to get up a minimum of 1 hour before the kids (not necessarily before they wake, but before they're allowed out of bed- we've trained them to stay in their room until they're allowed out). That 1 hour gives me time to shower/dress, do devotions, exercise (3x a week) and just feel settled before everyone else is up. I struggle with it when I'm off schedule or not going to bed at a decent time. But when I get into the routine, it's actually not too difficult and I am always just so happy that I made myself do it.

At the moment, my quiet time is anywhere from 10-30 min. (depending on how much time I have). I'm currently reading through Paul's epistles. No set schedule, I just read 1-3 chapters each day, stopping if something really strikes me or there's something in the text that I need to pray through. Next I read a short bit from a book called The Gospel Primer, which has daily meditations focusing on the Gospel and how it works itself out in our lives. These bits take a couple minutes to read and then I meditate on what it said. Next I pray for the remainder of the time, about issues in my own life, for my family, for others in the church, for those yet to know Christ, etc. If anything that I read seems to really stand out to me, I'll write a couple of verses or a quote or my own journal notes in a book I keep with my Bible. It's a very simple little routine, with room to either shorten it or extend it as I need to/am able to. I don't feel upset or behind if I miss a day and I can just pick up right where I left off. In this season of life, it's really working for me!