It’s our first Advent with a little one and as such it’s meant that our Advent rhythms have had to be a little more flexible, but we have still been striving to embrace the quiet moments as they come, lighting mental candles as our arms busy themselves with snuggling this little one close. I’ve been meditating on hope, peace, joy and love this season…though not always on their “designated weeks”. They’ve each been pillars that I have needed in large doses this year. Today offered me the gift of some quiet moments, as Graham quite enjoys napping on me. While sometimes I wish I could place him in the crib…