Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Purple Papers: Their Stories and Mine

Chapter 1: TJ’s Story

Chapter 2: No More Broken Doors

Chapter 3: Angel in the Driveway

Chapter 4: Orphaned at Thirty-Seven

Chapter 5: Lost No More

Chapter 6: Jake

Chapter 7: The Fire

Chapter 8: Letters from Heaven

Chapter 9: Our Separate Ways

Chapter 10: A Mysterious Flight

Chapter 11: Love Remains

Chapter 12: DNR

Chapter 13: I’ve Got My Boy

Chapter 14: With the Angels

Chapter 15: I Love My Beach

Chapter 16: Heaven Is Real

Chapter 17: Treasured Friend

Chapter 18: My Dad’s Red Jeep

Chapter 19: My Mother’s Voice

Chapter 20: Matthew’s Story

Chapter 21: The Three Js

Chapter 22: Rose’s Gift

Chapter 23: A Second Chance

Chapter 24: Look for the Dimes

Chapter 25: My Mom

Chapter 26: Sorry

Chapter 27: Heaven on Earth

Chapter 28: You Are Not Broken

Chapter 29: The Rosary Beads

Chapter 30: Dad

Chapter 31: Touched by an Angel

Chapter 32: My Sister Kelly

Chapter 33: I Am Free

Chapter 34: Grateful Tears

Chapter 35: Through the Distance

Chapter 36: My Forever True Love

Chapter 37: Pennies from Heaven

Chapter 38: The Promise of Peace

Chapter 39: Circle of Love

Chapter 40: Love, Daddy

Chapter 41: The Cake Topper

Chapter 42: I Got the Message

Chapter 43: Seashells

Chapter 44: No More Judgment

Love Unclaimed: The Purple Papers Yet to be Delivered