Impressions by David Maxwell

Dreams really do come true is more than just a line from a fairy tale. It’s a fact of life. Being a big dreamer doesn’t mean that you walk around with your head in the clouds. It means that you’re seeking a purpose for your life and it means that you’re becoming fulfilled in the…

Isn’t it amazing how time flies when you are having fun? It’s hard to believe, but as of next week, the Donalsonville News will publish it 200th edition since I came on board as managing editor and we launched our new format and design. Since that time we have continued to add features and tweak…

Combining our collective voices into a louder and more effective performance of the Song of Seminole County “Your community – Seminole County  – is making some noise and on the verge of great things.” These are words I have heard from three separate out-of-town visitors over the past two weeks. The word is spreading about…

Chocolate bunnies, fuzzy chicks and colored eggs often overshadow the real reason we observe Easter. Do our kids really know the true meaning of Easter? Start an Easter tradition that teaches them Easter 101.  Many people think that Christmas is the most important day in the Catholic liturgical calendar, but from the earliest days of…

Learning to celebrate the meaning of Easter every day for the rest of your life. Sunday week, April 5th is Easter, and as we all prepare to look and act our best on that one day, here’s a thought. How about we spread it out and celebrate the reasons for Easter each and every day…

Spring officially begins in two days, March 20th; so what are we all waiting for?  Let’s Spring clean our minds of old worn out thoughts and feelings that keep us stuck in a Wintery state of mind.  Let’s unclutter our emotional closets! Clean out your Mental Cobwebs – Along with cleaning out the closets, Spring…

The word pride can be defined as a satisfied sense of achievement for a person or a group for choices made and actions taken, and with it comes praise, independent self-reflection, a feeling of dignity, self-respect and satisfaction. I take pride in calling myself a citizen of Seminole County. Living in this community gives me…

One day I am going to write a book about life and its journeys, and based on the smiles and the tears personally beamed and shed regarding where I have been, where I am and where I have intentions of going, the title of my book will be Crying to Smile. The last word in…

So far, February 2015 has been a not so sweet month as far as I am concerned. The second week of the month I dropped my phone and shattered it, and this past Sunday, it seemed for a moment my entire life was shattered when the operating system of my Mac laptop crashed. The computer…