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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 10, 2019

Mindful Toys for Christmas

Mindful Toys at Christmas

If there is one thing I love for my kiddos, it is a toy that doesn’t require charging or batteries. Not all electronic toys are bad! But I feel like the chance of a parent… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 21, 2019

The Best Wines to Pair With Thanksgiving Dinner

The best wines to pair with Thanksgiving Dinner!

Thanksgiving is next week and I know many of you are in meal planning mode! Thanksgiving dinner is made extra sparkly with a great wine pairing, don’t you think? I asked my friends at Colony… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 19, 2019

By the Chimney With Care

Stockings are hung by the chimney with care!

Our stockings are hung by the chimney with care! And– new this Christmas season at the Donahoo home– an actual chimney! Because we now have a wood burning fireplace! This is something we missed really… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 18, 2019

Dempsey’s New Ears || Activation Day and FAQ!

Dempsey's Cochlear Implants are ON! Activation Day + FAQs

Quick note: I am SO late in getting this post up! I’ve been working on it for almost two months… ha! Better late than never! 🙂 Dempsey is ACTIVATED!!! This means he is officially hearing… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 12, 2019

Monkee’s Try On and Upcoming Events!

Monkee's of Ridgeland Try On, Holiday edition!

I recently had the amazing opportunity to try on some pieces from the prettiest new shop at Renaissance in Ridgeland called Monkee’s! They have the most beautiful mix of things with an extensive range of… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 6, 2019

5K Giveaway to JCG Apparel

JCG Apparel and The Hive Blog giveaway!

It’s been a slow grow, but I am beyond excited that I’ve made it to 5,000 followers on Instagram*!! To celebrate, I’m teaming up with a FABULOUS brand called JCG Apparel that I have admired… View Full Post

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Local artist Natalie Ray is raffling off a 12” x Local artist Natalie Ray is raffling off a 12” x 24” framed original painting as part of @makeawishms’s Wish Month! Enter for a chance to win this amazing piece, valued at $975, and support Make-A-Wish Mississippi while doing so! One ticket is $20, or you can get there for $50. All proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Mississippi to continue the mission of granting life-changing wishes to Mississippi kids battling critical illnesses. Comment WISH and I’ll send you the link to purchase tickets! 🤩
A night out with the gals! Love this crew! 🫶🪩✨
Darkness, your hour is OVER! ☀️ “And enteri Darkness, your hour is OVER! ☀️

“And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.” Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭

Grateful to get to celebrate this glorious day with the ones we love! ✝️⭐️
💙⭐️ Happy World Wish Month!! ⭐️💙Apri 💙⭐️ Happy World Wish Month!! ⭐️💙April is a really, really special month for @makeawishms as they are working hard to raise money to grant wishes for kids in Mississippi with critical illnesses! They have a lot of fun planned this month that YOU can get in on! 🤩

Keep an eye on @makeawishms’s page for ALL the fun details! I’ll highlight a few things on my page, too 💙

When these kiddos have a wish to look forward to, it really does help them get better. So let’s all join in on the joy of giving hope to these sweet children as they fight the fight of their lives to get well. Your support means the world! 🌎✨💙⭐️
When your bestie lives hours away, but soccer took When your bestie lives hours away, but soccer took you to her town, and your awesome husbands hung back with the kids so yall could go have a relaxing breakfast at the cutest bakery around the corner from her house, and yall caught each other up on all the things and laughed til you cried about dumb things that nobody else would laugh at… 

… that was @laurenmwert and me last weekend and it was just so great! 🥰 Love my girl sooo much! Also shout out to @craftbakerypensacola. The latte, the breakfast pizza, and the granola were 🤤🤤🤤
What a wonderfully sporty spring we have had so fa What a wonderfully sporty spring we have had so far! Feeling mega blessed that each of our kids get to be part of such precious teams! We sure do love our sports families! 🫶✨
A trip to @martinsonsgardenworks just puts you in A trip to @martinsonsgardenworks just puts you in a better mood! 🤩🌸
Join me in Taylor, Mississippi, just outside of Ox Join me in Taylor, Mississippi, just outside of Oxford, for a trip to @theviviennestudio! My sweet friend Meagan recently opened this skin studio and I cannot say enough about how awesome it is!  Every detail was so Meagan and so perfect! 

So what makes The Vivienne special is Meagan’s modern, holistic approach to skin health. She blessed me with a custom vivienne facial, which was so refreshing! 

Then she recommended three products from her incredible collection of clean skin care lines, which I have used every day since and LOVE. She knew just what my skin needed after assessing it during my facial!

If you’re in the Oxford area, and looking to love on your skin a little bit, please go see Meagan! Comment VIV and I’ll DM you her website so you can find out More about this beautiful little spot!

Until next time, Viv! And Meag! 

** shout out to bestie @jessicaholmesphotography_ms for snagging footage for me! ILYSM, Jess! **
Join me and several friends as we get to help with Join me and several friends as we get to help with a spring style segment for @tsgjacksonms on @studio3wlbt! We had the BEST time! 

Almost all of the jewelry you see us wearing is from @47bloomsjewelry, the awesome women’s styles were from @threadsjackson, @d2clothingjackson_, @shophighlandpark, @theolivetreestarkville, and @shopbellegboutique. And the men’s style was from @theroguejxn!
HAPPENING NOW through Sunday at the Trade Mart in HAPPENING NOW through Sunday at the Trade Mart in Jackson: Spring Market! I went this morning and found sooooo much cool stuff. From clothes to kid things to chic laundry detergent to handmade chocolates… it was well worth the time! 🥳 I’m so excited about so many of the little brands I was introduced to today. I know you’ll discover some small business goodness, too! 

I hope you can make it out! Have so much fun! Happy shopping! 🤩 #ad
It’s time for me to lighten up! 💛✨ I went It’s time for me to lighten up! 💛✨

I went in for my annual blonding balayage at the prettiest new salon in Ridgeland: @salonsaintellis! This salon is an @artsytracy vision, so as you can see, it’s absolutely fabulous and SO well detailed! But we would expect nothing less! 🤩 I looooved my time in this gorgeous space! 

As you can also hopefully see, I’m loving my lighter hair! ☀️🫶 I love a balayage because it grows out so well, leaving it to where I only get color once per year. I enjoy being darker haired in the colder months, then back to blonde for the warm ones! 😆 

If you’re looking for a cool new salon… @salonsaintellis is it!
✨ THE WONDER YEARS ✨ I LOVE the @axisconversa ✨ THE WONDER YEARS ✨

I LOVE the @axisconversations email newsletter and podcast. I try to take time to dive into them weekly, because they’re always so good! This week’s about WONDER really stood out to me. Wonder and miracles are ALL AROUND. On our good days and on our bad days. God is present in them. But how numb to wonder have we become? How many miracles right in front of our faces go unnoticed? 

My challenge to myself (and to you) is to make it a point to notice and verbally out loud thank God for the moments of wonder that give me pause. I pray I’m unhurried enough to notice all the little pieces of joy all around us. I feel like springtime is particularly wonder-filled! 

What little pieces of your day are the most wonderful? The most miraculous? Are you good at catching the little moments? I want to get better at it 🥰 Join me??
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