Nearly 20 years ago, I met Mary Cross @cross0824 at Sunday Mass. For these 2 decades, she and her family (hey there @katdefilippo, @michaelmcross, Mark and Justin) have gone out of their way to love our family through hospitality.
Mary is a super homemaker, baker, interior designer, chef, kitchen remodeler, mother and grandmother. I am not sure @shawna_cross and @angelahcross could have made it through early motherhood without Mary's generous babysitting help. She is overflowing with welcome and service is her middle name. She hosted my 6 person brood for Thanksgivings and graduations and a double engagement party as oir kids worked their way into adulthood. Most amazingly, in the 7 months since my car accident and brain injury, she has brought my husband and I meals, called to check on me and done a grocery run. (And I know I am not the only person she cares for in this manner!) Today, she and @ katdefilippo made homemade wonders and delivered them to a number of moms in a basket for Mothers Day, including me. (See what I mean about Mary being a good parent...her kindness and service-mindedness rubbed off on her daughter.) Cookies, biscuits, jam, tea, granola. I ate two of the hand painted cookies before I thought to take a photo.
Mary has long inspired me, and in reconnecting in a much more intense way since my accident, she has made me a better person. Happy mothers day, friend - and to you, too, Kat - and thank you for the basket!
