November.

It's a month filled with Thanksgiving. At this very minute I'm filled with thanks for many things: my health, my family, my country and my faith.

However, today it's my particular profession that I'm thankful for. And for one very specific reason that doesn't have anything to do with buying or selling a house:

This is my 8 year old, Mason.

You may (or may not have) noticed that I've been somewhat MIA on Active Rain for a while.

In mid-October Mason became very ill for almost a week before doctors finally realized his appendix had ruptured. The entire week he was ill, prior to being hospitalized, I was able to stay at home with him and attend to his every need. I didn't need to call in to HR to let them know I wouldn't be coming in to work. I didn't need to risk losing a job because I couldn't make it in to the office. I stayed with him. Moms, you know how important this is.

After doctors realized what had happened and he was admitted to the hospital, I was able to stay with him again.

I am so thankful for this simple fact.

Our jobs, as Realtors, allows us flexibility. Actually, any business owner or self-employed person has this luxury. But I'm doubly blessed because I have a partner that could handle this business while I was unavailable.

I'm so thankful that I made the plunge into the scary, challenging world of owning your own business.

I'm so thankful that I'm not married to Corporate America and all of it's rules and restrictions.

While being a business owner is not void of risk, it is certainly worth the rewards.

What has your profession made YOU thankful for?