Thank you everyone for your comments. :-)
I didn't get a free cut (she has to make a living too) but I did get a lot of hugs. :-) At one point I thought she was going to cry, then she gave me another hug. Her reaction made it worth the effort of cutting the cross for her.
Yes I want to be able to make a little money so I can afford to buy more wood and supplies and tools so I can keep making sawdust, but somethings you gotta just stop and make something for someone just because. . . . :-)