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Plans In Pencil,
Promises In Ink
The Journey from Resilient Control to Surrender and Peace
By Franchesca Ortega, MBA
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A Planner's Heart
A story about the roadmaps we draw for our own lives, and why control can feel like the safest kind of love.
Faith Through The Unexpected
A faith that held steady through seasons she never planned for — and never saw coming.
Learning To Surrender
The story of trading permanent ink for pencil — and finding peace on the other side.
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A Note From Franchesca
My ability to think strategically was a gift. My need to control every possible outcome was not. At the time, I couldn't tell the difference.
— Franchesca Ortega
Why I Wrote This
Why I Wrote This Book
My grandmother always believed I would write a book. She was a songwriter whose faith was woven into every lyric she wrote, and long before I had the confidence to believe I had something worth saying, she told me: one day, you'll write a book. I don't think she was speaking about my ability to write. I think she saw that one day I would have a story worth telling.
This is that story — a short, honest look at what it took to loosen my grip on the plans I'd made, and what I found waiting on the other side.
"The difference is that I no longer write my plans in permanent ink. I write them in pencil."
From The Closing Pages
"The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps."
Proverbs 16:9 (ESV)
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- TitlePlans In Pencil, Promises In Ink
- SubtitleThe Journey from Resilient Control to Surrender and Peace
- AuthorFranchesca Ortega, MBA
- AvailabilityComing Soon
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