It is a small wonder

When I started my business, I spent the first days trying to settle on a name. What I do is related to children, so I wrote down every word I could think of that could refer to babies and children. My business relies on a website, so I then began searching for each of my favourite names online. After much deliberation, I settled on Small Wonder. It wasn't my first choice and I wasn't in love with it, but it worked. I have since found so much meaning in the name that now it helps define who I am.

So, what is a Small Wonder?

Each of my three beautiful children are a small wonder unto themselves. I see it every day when I look into their curious eyes, and I hear it when they tell me what they are learning in school, or in the case of the youngest, when he makes cooing sounds that mealt my heart. And their very existance in my life is a small wonder. They defied the odds, they survived the risks, they triumphed over my deepest fears! Well, they defied the odds, anyway.

And they inspired me, as part of an ongoing quest to be a better person, to start a business. Small Wonder not only in name but in definition. It is definately small, despite my continuing efforts. Yet, it is wonderful, because each time I compile the beautiful memories of another client and their family, I feel connected to them. I see how similar we all are, and how precious each moment of life is. And when I see or hear their reaction to the finished product, I know I have done something good. I am not saving human life, or effecting world peace. Mine is a small wonder, one that allows me to feel happy and fulfilled at the end of the day.

So, although the phrase "small wonder" can have a negative connotation, "Small wonder he doesn't get frost-bite, playing in the snow with no mittens." it can also have a very positive feeling. "Remember when our son was 2 months old and he learned how to smile? Small wonder."