Eric Sonsini

PLEASE SIGN THE GUESTBOOK ON ERIC’S WEB PAGE!! REMEMBER…YOU CAN’T SAY THE WRONG THING!!! Thank you for all that you have done for us…you are most certainly in our prayers. Love, The Sonsini’s




When Heaven's Calling

We have seen you face the fire,
yet your eyes still shine with laughter
We've watched you walk through pain we can't comprehend
Yet every day you look away to the hope of what comes after
Then we see you smile,
'cause this is not the end.

Heaven's calling you today,
so go ahead, go fly away
Leave behind your pain,
oh leave behind your tears
It's time to dance, it's time to sing,
and rise on resurrection wings
Though we cry for you
we'd never hold you here, when Heaven's calling.

What a light behind your eyes,
as your heart beholds His splendor
Your suffering falls away as you see His face
You've been strong for far too long,
what a joy now to surrender
Go home and rest, go home to His embrace.

Don't look behind at our weeping
Look up, for the angels are near
We know you'll be safe in their keeping
'Till that moment when we will hear

Heaven calling us one day,
to come to you, to fly away
We'll leave behind our pain,
we'll leave behind these tears
We will dance with you and sing,
we'll rise on resurrection wings
It's so hard to wait, so hard to stay down here,
when Heaven's calling.

--the music of Tom and Becky Smith



I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.

Then someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!”

Gone where?

Gone from my sight.
That is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side, and she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.

Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says: “There, she is gone!” there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:
“Here she comes!”

And that is dying.

--Anonymous

Journal

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:45 AM CDT

NEW PICTURES OF BABY ASHLEY AND THE SONSINI FAMILY ARE FINALLY HERE! PLEASE GO TO www.caringbridge.org/ma/ericsonsini TO VIEW THEM!


ALERT**********ALERT***********ALERT***************ALERT***********ALERT

The annual entry of TEAM ERIC in the Berkshire County Central/South Relay for Life is now underway!! As of this writing, the Team is less than halfway to their goal of $5,000 with only THREE DAYS left before the big event. Would you please help us reach our goal by taking the time right now to contribute to our Team on behalf of Eric? It only takes a minute, and your efforts will help eradicate the kinds of cancer that took our son’s life four years ago.

The dates: Friday, June 20-Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Place: Burbank Park, Onota Lake, Pittsfield, MA


Please Join Team Eric in our in our efforts to raising as much money as we can to benefit the American Cancer Society’s research effort, and to give hope to all those who are sadly fighting for their lives against this dreadful disease. This is our team’s fourth year walking in loving memory of Eric. Our team of family and friends is asking for your help in helping us support organizations like ACS, the largest non-profit cancer research center in the world. Your donation will support cancer research and give hope to families whose loved ones are battling this terrible disease. Together we can make a difference!!


Making a personalized donation in memory of Eric is now easier than ever!


To donate online, go to:


www.wsbs.com


-Scroll down to click on the link for “Relay For Life”
-Click on “Donate”

-In “Last Name” box type “Sonsini”; Names of team members will come up.

-Click “TEAM ERIC” and the names of ALL the team walkers will be displayed--donate to whomever you would like to in memory of Eric!

(You can also view the full schedule of events for the two-day walkathon on the WSBS page)


To donate by mail:

CHECKS ARE MADE PAYABLE TO “AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY”

Send to:

Theresa Sonsini
40 Main St.
Stockbridge, MA 01262

You may contact Theresa at (413)298-3060

Any contribution that you make--large or small—in memory of Eric will be greatly appreciated!!

We are also looking for prizes that can be raffled off or used as winnings at our games tables. Gas cards, gift cards, tickets to sporting events, baskets of goodies, free meals and room-stays at inns or hotels make for great prizes; if you can help us out in these areas please give Theresa a call at the number above.

Thank you for all your help and for your prayers over the years!! If you are in the area this weekend please come by the Lake to say Hi. Just look for all the “Team Eric” shirts—you can’t miss us!

God’s blessings to you and your families always,

FRIENDS OF ERIC

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