By way of introduction, I'm Sandra Thomas, an award-winning journalist and the former seniors' editor at the Vancouver Courier newspaper. I have years of experience interviewing people from every walk of life and writing their stories.

By asking the right questions, I can help you create Your Everlasting Words, a memoir loved ones will be sure to treasure.

I know how to listen and gather anecdotes from family and friends to weave into your life story. As an award-winning writer, professional storyteller and researcher, I can help you write your own story and create a Living Legacy –- yours to pass down to generation after generation, preserving those vital links to the past.

I'm also there for your family in their time of need and, by using some basic steps, can take the stress out of creating a fitting obituary or eulogy at a moment when life may seem to be beyond their control.

But there’s no better way to take charge and have the final say than creating Your Everlasting Words, a living obituary. You can also choose your own photos to go along with it.