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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 11, 2026

Ear Day at Dempsey’s School

"EAR DAY" at school where we teach our kid's class about his cochlear implants

. Hello! Welcome to my post about our annual “Ear Day” with Dempsey’s class! This is something we try to do at the start of each school year to educate Dempsey’s new classmates about those… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 3, 2026

Walking in to Restaurant Week(s)

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Hey there!! How ARE YOU!? It has certainly been a minute, hasn’t it? Goodness! But I’m so glad you’re here! Will you join me as I walk into one of my favorite weeks of the… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEFebruary 11, 2026

Guinea Pig Picnic (or PIG-NIC!) Birthday Party

Welcome to our PIG-NIC! Our Guinea pig + picnic themed birthday party!

My baby gal is TEN! And I cannot tell you how much fun we had celebrating the occasion! 🙂 We had a PIG-NIC, which is a guinea pig extravaganza with a yummy picnic-y charcuterie spread!… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 23, 2026

Lovely Lately

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 16, 2026

Wintery Valentine Tree

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. A Valentine tree??? YES, a Valentine tree! (But also.. Winter!) I’ve done one for the past maybe three years and I LOVE IT! I think the boys in our household sort of tolerate this… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 16, 2026

The Scout Guide Jackson & Central MS, Volume 12

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The newest issue of The Scout Guide Jackson & Central Mississippi is OUT!! Volume 12 is a masterpiece… I’ve loved taking my time flipping through it! And I’m so thrilled to get to have a… View Full Post

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Fall is falling at @lagreenmadison!! 🍁 Their be Fall is falling at @lagreenmadison!! 🍁 Their beautiful autumn inventory is steadily making its way in, and oh my goodness there is so much cuteness! 🤩 To make the foray into fall even more exciting than it already is, L.A. Green is letting me give away $150 to one of you to spend at their Madison location 🤗 SO EXCITING! To enter to win $150 to L.A. Green in Madison, just… 💛 like this post 💛 follow @lagreenmadison 💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 💛 tag one friend per comment below. Each tag is an entry! That’s it! But of course there are bonus entry options! 💛 bonus entry option 1: SHARE this post to your story then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment. 💛 bonus entry option 2: SAVE this post then put ‘saved’ in a separate comment. This giveaway will end on Tuesday 9/9 and the winner will be notified from this account. This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Meta. It’s simply because we love you and want you to go shop at @lagreenmadison! 🥰 Fun back story real quick: Lauren Ann (the L.A. behind the brand) and I used to beat up on each other back in high school on the basketball court, and now here we are, 20 something years later, still tall friends who love pretty clothes 😆✨ L.A. Green in Madison is one of several locations that create Lauren Ann’s vision to share her faith with a side of fashion, and the Madison store’s owner, Terry, carries out the store’s values so beautifully! When you shop with Terry, you’ll leave not only with some beautiful new pieces for your wardrobe, but with a mood boost and a lightness in your step! 🥰 Thank you so much for being here and entering our contest! Your support of our Mississippi small businesses means more than you know 🫶🫶🫶
Exploring with @chelseymcmillen_realtor is one of Exploring with @chelseymcmillen_realtor is one of my favorite past times! @salusmarket in Clinton is a GEM 🧡💚 Great coffee, awesome food, stellar decor, and they even let us reserve a table to sneak in a round of mahj with some friends! So happy to have gotten to experience this @rfollowell vision come to life! Beautiful job, Salus Market team 👏 Can’t wait to be back! 🥰
It’s Make-A-Wish Mississippi season at @fleetway It’s Make-A-Wish Mississippi season at @fleetwaymarket’s The Giving Pump! ⭐️💙 During the months of September and October, all the Shell-affiliated Fleetway Markets in Mississippi are donating a portion of pump sales from pump #1 (The Giving Pump) directly back to our local @makeawishms chapter! There are a bunch of participating Fleetway Markets in Mississippi (check my ⭐️ WISH ⭐️ highlight for the official list) so please make a point to support this awesomely convenient campaign! (We all have to buy gas, right? Why not make it count! 🤩) Make-A-Wish MS relies heavily on donations and campaigns like this one to help grant the wishes of kids in Mississippi with life changing illnesses. Let’s all pitch in on this fun, easy, impactful fundraiser and make a difference in the lives of these precious kids and their families! To going places and granting wishes! 💙🤩✨
I still love it! And since our church is currently I still love it! And since our church is currently going through the book of James verse by verse, I feel like these walls have new life! I definitely have some new understanding! 🤩 I only made it through part of chapter two before running out of space, but what’s here is lovely! If you ever get the urge to paint part of the Bible on your own walls, take this as your sign to just DO IT! 💜🩷🧡
Birmingham to see Benson Boone with my Dempsey Bea Birmingham to see Benson Boone with my Dempsey Bean! We had THE BEST TIME! Got to see the show (which was nothing short of incredible. I don’t know how BB does it! I’ll reiterate— INCREDIBLE!) and eat some yummy food with some precious friends, then Demps and I explored the city a little bit, just the two of us! Although we were sad the rest of our crew couldn’t come, it was lovely to get some good one-on-one time with my littlest bud! This was Dempsey’s first concert and I was honestly kinda worried about his sweet ears would do in such a loud environment. He said it was too loud at first, but he said his ears quickly regulated to the sound and it was enjoyable after that first couple of minutes! @medel_global, your technology, and @ashleygrillis, your expertise, are such gifts and blessings to us! Not sure what setting was on or off to make those ears work the way they did, but whatever it was… THANK YOU 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Now, @bensonboone, we really need ya to release a new album and go on tour again and come close to us again so I can do a concert three-peat! 😆 • cochlear implants • deaf kids • cochlear kid • live music • thank you jesus • travel • Birmingham Alabama • TCBY • pancakes • tacos •
I posted these faux flowers, but in pink, back in I posted these faux flowers, but in pink, back in the spring, and it was one of my most popular posts ever!! It felt like fall to me this morning 🥰 so I felt like it was a good day to add some fall color to the house. I’ve had these babies for two years and I still love them! They’re great for people who have a brown thumb, or who just aren’t ready to put mums out yet! And they LAST! Comment LINK for the link to these to come straight to your DMs 🤩🧡🍁
I’m very VERY excited to get to partner with a b I’m very VERY excited to get to partner with a brand that our family has loved for years now- @owala!! We take our Owala water bottles everywhere with us… errands, school, sports, road trips, around the neighborhood… truly just about everywhere! These spill-proof, stainless steel, BEAUTIFUL water bottles keep us hydrated in style! 🥰 To shop using my unique link (full disclosure- I make commission!), comment OWALA and it’ll go to your DMs! Even if you aren’t looking to shop, but you love Owala already anyway, I’d love to hear about your love for this fabulous brand in the comments! 💛 I hope you’re having a GREAT week so far 🫶🫶🫶 I don’t say it enough, so I’ll say it now— thank you for being here! You are loved!!
I went to visit a dear friend in Birmingham a coup I went to visit a dear friend in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago, and she took me to the most precious store (and coffee shop!) in the most picturesque little town of Springville, just outside of B-Ham, called ShopWell! @wellhouse.shopwell is associated with @the.wellhouse, where my friend works, which helps provide tons of resources for women who have been rescued out of human trafficking. All items in ShopWell are made by these victims as they work toward restoration. I was super impressed by the beautiful, handmade inventory as well as the whole vibe of the coffee shop area. They even have a make-your-own-candle setup if you visit in person! If you *can’t* visit in person, however, you can still shop online! Comment SHOP and I’ll DM you a link to their web store. Next time you’re in the market for a gift, or some new jewelry, or are in need of something unique and handmade, please remember ShopWell! 🥰 https://www.shopwell-wellhouse.org
Gluckstadt has THE CUTEST new store called Eliza J Gluckstadt has THE CUTEST new store called Eliza James that I really hope you’ll stop into soon! 🤩 (#ad) @shopelizajames has really, really fun inventory, like precious women’s clothes and accessories for starters. But you’ll also find cute kids’ clothes, travel accessories, mahjong goodies, chic puppy goods, gift items for your girlfriends AND your pregnant friends, pajamas, candles, needlepoint pillows, jewelry, a few items for the men in your life, and so much more! I love the feeling I get when I walk into this happy shop, from the smell to the great tunes to the warm welcome from the sweetest staff. To top all that off, when I saw that sign in the fitting room (see last slide), I knew I’d found just a really special place to shop. 🥰 I hope you’ll make a point to stop in and see all of Eliza James’s goodness for yourself before too long! It’s definitely worth a visit. I’m confident you’ll love it as much as I do! 🤩
We’ve had some fun in Lily Ryan’s bathroom lat We’ve had some fun in Lily Ryan’s bathroom lately, and all our recent updates started with this fantastic little @straydogdesigns light! This beautiful Letty Wall Light adds the perfect bit of organic girly-ness to this space. 🌸 We chose the white option, but there are three other colors you could choose from as well, and my favorite part about all of the colors is that the inside of each flower/shade is the prettiest pink! Stray Dog Designs brought this little bathroom to life and I’m so grateful to get to partner with them again. Letty & Stray Dog Designs for the win! Comment LIGHT and I’ll DM you a link to Letty. You can also browse all of the other fun offerings from this lovely little brand! #brandpartner (Also, for those invested in the countertop situation- more coming soon!!)
A few highlights from our summer trip to Kiawah Is A few highlights from our summer trip to Kiawah Island (with a little Charleston thrown in!) The themes for the week were family, biking, golf, beach, rummikub, sweating, too much food, and too much fun! Grateful for this time away! ☀️
A fun and easy way to get some extra mileage out o A fun and easy way to get some extra mileage out of the kids’ artwork! 🎨
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