Dreams Do Travel


There’s something quiet and powerful about looking back and realizing that the moments that seemed small were actually whispering of something big.

When I was a little girl in Lake Providence, Louisiana, I didn’t know I was creating a legacy. As a teenager, when I formed the Dancing Jazzorettes pouring my imagination into every routine for a cause. I didn’t realize then that I was rehearsing for a life beyond anything I could name only that I felt something pulling me forward.

And life kept pulling.

I’ve carried those early dreams to places I never expected: national tours, historic stages, and across the globe. Then, on February 16, 2013, I returned home to Lake Providence, where I had the honor of being the first Grand Marshal and first recipient of the Key to the Town. It wasn’t just a celebration; it was sacred. A full-circle moment. A humble homegrown girl returning, with a heart full of purpose.

Looking back, I believe it was all a part of God’s plan. I just couldn’t see it then.  But, I have come to realize that ...  In all that you do, He will carry you.

I had the chance to share some of this journey with Travel For Brides in a feature called “Dreams Do Travel.” We talked about how a path that began on Delta soil somehow reached all the way to Ghana, where I became the first woman in the U.S. to collaborate with talent there on Supercilious, a film that continues to mean so much to me.

But here’s the thing: This is divine purpose

It’s about God.  It's a movement.

It’s about how dreams are not stationary things.

They stretch. They test us. They transform us.

This blog isn’t just for those chasing something far away. It’s also for the ones wondering if where they are or who they are is enough. It is. Every step counts. Even the ones that feel slow, quiet, or unseen.

Thank you for being part of this journey for cheering, for praying, for believing. May we all keep going, even when the map looks unfamiliar. Because if there's one thing I know by now, it’s this:

Dreams do travel.

And when they return home, they bring something sacred with them.






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