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Laurel at THE HIVEMay 6, 2014

A Story About Elvis

I’m pretty excited about the current issue of Social South… …Because I got to write the cover story!!!! AHHH! This is huge for me! 🙂 The story is about a guy who you might have… View Full Post

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Laurel Donahoo @ THE HIVE Blog

Thank you so much for stopping by THE HIVE today! I hope you'll get comfortable and stay a little while!

Happy Deaf Awareness Week! For those who may not Happy Deaf Awareness Week! 

For those who may not know, Dempsey - our youngest - was born profoundly deaf. He couldn’t hear a darn thing from the get go. He got cochlear implants when he was nine months old and has been hearing since his activation day at ten months. This unexpected road hasn’t necessarily been easy, but it’s honestly been so joyous. We love the unique community we have found through Dempsey’s hearing loss and are grateful that God saw fit to gift us with our little Dempsey bean! 

Dempsey’s favorite trick that his hearing peers can’t do is shut sound off when it gets too loud! He just takes his coils (the little gray circle magnets) off and his hearing is OFF 😆

It’s fun watching him grow more and more comfortable with his little differences. I love the scripture in 2 Corinthians 12 that says, “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Deaf kids rock!
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU on this lovely, sunshiney MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU on this lovely, sunshiney day! ☀️ 

Throwback to 2022 🥰
Stop into @madison.marketplace for some of the CUT Stop into @madison.marketplace for some of the CUTEST Mother’s Day happies for all the mamas on your list! Purses, scarves, mugs, garden stuff, art, paper goods, candles, cocktail supplies, and sooooo much more! 

I personally love everything pictured here if y’all hear my husband or kids asking around for ideas 😆🫶🤪
Cute shirt dress alert! Saw this one on @leliassou Cute shirt dress alert! Saw this one on @leliassoutherncharm’s feed, got it, and love it. Like, LOVE it! It comes in a couple of colors and is the softest, lightest material! Comment STRIPES for a link 🧡💛
Gallery of goodness ☀️ Gallery of goodness ☀️
Madison marketplace has THE CUTEST DRESSES right n Madison marketplace has THE CUTEST DRESSES right now! So perfect for all things spring- including Mother’s Day!! Treat ya self, mamas! 😘😘

And it’s not just cute dresses they have right now … it’s all the tops, jeans, sets, scarves, bags, pajamas, shorts… they are getting new arrivals every single day! Do yourself a favor and stop in to see what all they have! They are one of my favorite local boutiques for a really good reason! 🥰

Thank you, @madison.marketplace, for being the best!
More soccer weekends in Fairhope, please! ✨ More soccer weekends in Fairhope, please! ✨
I’ve been going to @corepilatesdelta at @townofl I’ve been going to @corepilatesdelta at @townoflivingston a few times a week since January and it has become of my absolute favorite things! ⭐️ They gifted me some classes in the beginning just to see what it was all about, but I am officially HOOKED and am now a paying customer! It’s a great workout in the most lovely atmosphere. I highly recommend if you’re looking for some very efficient exercise! 💯 

To book online, visit https://get.mndbdy.ly/GgNy9iBMD1b OR comment CORE and I’ll DM you the web address! You’ll need the MINDBODY app (it’s free!) to see available classes. 

I hope the little tips in this video are helpful as you get ready for your first class! And if you have any questions, please feel free to comment, DM me, or DM @corepilatesdelta! I hope to see you in a class sometime soon! 🤩

#brandpartner
Dempsey’s classmates asked him to help create so Dempsey’s classmates asked him to help create some ears like his for them 😭🥰

When his teacher sent me these pictures, I got super emotional. We have had such a sweet year with the coolest class & teachers. They’ve embraced my boy’s differences and loved on him so well! What a blessing it is to walk through this life surrounded by such dear people! 🫶 This mama is very very thankful!

#cochlearimplants #hearingloss #deafkidsrock
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY, @shopsummerhouse! 🥳✨ La HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY, @shopsummerhouse! 🥳✨

Last night was amazing… so many awesome people came to help celebrate SummerHouse & all the hard work @lpdesignlove has put in for all these years! We got to visit with design great @tarashawdesign, revel in the beauty of @flowermagazine with @margotrshaw, and artist @jennifergibbsart and I bonded over (1) her art and the mystery of her process and (2) mutual fascination for all things @wafflehouseofficial. 🧇 

I feel so blessed to have gotten to be a part of the SummerHouse family for almost 19 years… Crazy to think that I have I been adulting for that long 🤪

Love the my SH people so much! So proud of their beautiful success! 🥰

Showroom perfection coordinator award goes to @martytsmith! 🥇
Oh, shoot, I’m supposed to be there like five mi Oh, shoot, I’m supposed to be there like five minutes ago! TTFN, pretty plants! 😆🌱✨
April is wish month with make-a-wish Mississippi a April is wish month with make-a-wish Mississippi and you’ve  got to see what my friend roz at chic’d out has created! She has hand crated these fabulous star beads to make these exclusive necklaces and bracelets. The star chain for the necklace just kills me, I love it so much! She is donating 100% of the star jewelry sales to make-a-wish this month. Let’s support this cause together, shall we?!
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