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Laurel at THE HIVEFebruary 3, 2025

Fun Formal Dress for Tall Girls

Formal dress for a tall girl to wear to a black tie event

. Howdy, friends! I’m here to share one of my favorite tall girl finds as of late! THIS DRESS that I got to wear to a party at the Jackson Art Museum, the theme of… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 18, 2024

Dooley Day 2024

Ryan Patrick "Dooley" Miller and the legacy he left behind

. It’s the 22nd Dooley Day. That’s what we call the day Ryan Patrick “Dooley” Miller, the baby of our family, went on to Heaven. October 18th is his “Homegoing!” Because he knew Jesus as… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 24, 2024

Valentines Tree

Valentine's Tree // www.thehiveblog.com

I did something new this year that I am LOVING, and that is a Valentines tree! I ordered a white Christmas tree and the kids and I decorated it to represent the season of love.… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEDecember 19, 2023

Christmas Charcuterie

Christmas Charcuterie

I absolutely love doing a color-themed charcuterie board, and Christmas is no exception! I LOVE doing red and green! I’ve done several lately, and I’ve found the best stuff for them from our local Corner… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 17, 2022

Placemat Love + A Fun Snack Idea

Placemat Love!

I’m a huge fan of placemats over here! The MAIN reason is because we have an old farmhouse table with very “groovy” wood and I need to protect those grooves as much as I can… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVESeptember 18, 2020

Stone Stories

Stone Stories Ministries in Mississippi

Several posts ago, I mentioned that I was going to be on the lookout for ways you can help victims of human trafficking in and around the Jackson, MS area. Well, God lined up a… View Full Post

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This pb&j board for our latest Summer Starters gat This pb&j board for our latest Summer Starters gathering was 100% springboarded by the cuteness of that @mumgry jar 🤩 - peanut butter - jelly - peanuts - berries - bread - peanut butter filled yogurt covered pretzels - jelly filled yogurt covered pretzels - peanut butter coconut cookies
Happy birthday to our pretty-in-pink @jessicagreen Happy birthday to our pretty-in-pink @jessicagreen183!! Can’t believe we kept this thing a secret! 😆 Jessica, you are so easy to love!! 💗🥳 Also! Shout out to @smallcakesmadison for the incredible cake and @amerigo_restaurant in Fondren for the perfect setting 🥰
🌸🫖 SATURDAY TEA PARTY TO-GO! 🫖🌸 Make 🌸🫖 SATURDAY TEA PARTY TO-GO! 🫖🌸 Make plans to stop by @achotelridgeland this Saturday (7/12) from 10 a.m. until noon for a ‘tea party to go’ while you’re doing all your tax-free shopping this weekend! @cw_organics_tearoom and @exploreridgelandms are teaming up to offer you a FREE cup of tea and little box of tea cakes and finger sandwiches (while supplies last) as you’re out and about! I think this is such a neat idea and I’m so happy to get to help spread the word! CW really does have the best tea and their little tea snacks are DIVINE! And the AC Hotel is just the prettiest setting right in the heart of Ridgeland! I hope you and your people are able to get by and enjoy this lovely little treat on Saturday, compliments of some of the best around! 🤩🌼🫶
This sweet love is up & running with the new Sonne This sweet love is up & running with the new Sonnet 3 processors from @medel_global & we are beyond grateful!! This new ear has awesome new features including a more comfortable ear hook, Bluetooth capabilities (see the latest in my EARS highlight for how we first experienced it! 🤣) & is water resistant!! This is huge!! Hooray for research & improvements! 🫶 While we are on the topic of ears, I’ll share a high level view of Dempsey’s ear journey since about Thanksgiving… I’ve been hesitant to share for fear of discouraging a new CI parent, but please know, we are the one in a million! This is VERY rare! And now that we are on the “other side,” I pray this can provide a little hope for even just one person dealing with CI difficulties. So we started noticing that Demps had what looked like dandruff at his magnet site in mid November. We took that ear off for a little while, at the suggestion of his Drs, to try to give that site time to heal, but it never did. In short, his skin had started breaking down there, despite our low magnet strength. In January, we made the difficult decision to explant that side to give time for healing. Our surgeon re-implanted that side in late May using a different method that involved a wonderful plastic surgeon & something about manipulating a membrane (🤷‍♀️ science 🤷‍♀️) to help strengthen his magnet site for when we got reactivated. This new method involved shaving his hair (which I was so sad about at first but now I absolutely LOVE!) & using a zig zag incision to manipulate said membrane. Demps calls it his lightning & we think it’s pretty cool! ⚡️😁 Yesterday we got reactivated & it went so well. WE ARE SO THANKFUL! We have had friends, family, teachers, & therapists praying us through the ups & downs over the past eight months & we have felt God’s hand over this situation. We have such sweet support here & feel so blessed that we have access to such wonderful modern medical advances. Our deaf baby can hear & chit chat ALL DAY LONG and Bluetooth music to his brain because of his cochlear implants 🥰 If you made it this far, you’re awesome! Now, get outside & go take in all the little sounds of God’s creation!
That time when @brasshatmidtown invited us in for That time when @brasshatmidtown invited us in for good vibes and fabulous cocktails! We are cheers-ing with a Mississippi 75 and a Smokey Rosemary Old Fashioned 🥂 🥃 Hattiesburg really is SO cool!
A good old-fashioned Fourth of July at the beach w A good old-fashioned Fourth of July at the beach with family! 🇺🇸
This giveaway is now over. Thanks to all who parti This giveaway is now over. Thanks to all who participated! And congrats to our winner @jessica_taylor0920!! 🤩 🌼 First Friday giveaway! 🌼 I’m so excited about this month’s giveaway because it encompasses so much of what I love! I am teaming up with @broadmoor.women to give away three books by author @staceythacker who is speaking at Cultivate women’s event at Broadmoor on August 5! Although I haven’t read all three of these books just yet, the one that I am currently on is absolutely fantastic! Stacy is a mother of four girls and loves the Lord and has such a gift with writing! This giveaway includes several things… - $50 to spend at @tamperspecialtycoffee - a big bouquet of wildflowers from my garden - Praying For Your Teen Girls by S.T. - Being OK With Who You Are by S.T. - Hope For the Weary Mom by S.T. To enter this giveaway, simply 💛 follow @broadmoor.women 💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 💛 like this post 💛 tag one friend per comment That’s it! BUT we have bonus entry options! 💛 bonus entry option 1: SHARE this post to your stories then put ‘shared’ in a separate comment 💛 bonus entry option 2: SAVE this post then put ‘saved’ in a separate comment This giveaway is not affiliated with Meta or its entities in any way. It’s because I love the women’s ministry at Broadmoor and love Stacey Thacker’s heart and writing (and let’s be honest- coffee and flowers are just some of the best treats on earth!! I love them too!) The winner will be selected on Tuesday, July 8 and notified by me via DM. I appreciate you taking the time to enter! I really hope you win!!! And I really hope you’ll come to Cultivate at Broadmoor on August 5! More info at Broadmoor.org/cultivate XOXO!
☀️ walking on sunshine! ☀️ Photo by @gabb ☀️ walking on sunshine! ☀️ Photo by @gabbi_onthego
Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel has the most beaut Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel has the most beautiful secret garden! You’d never know it was there, but once you discover it, you’ll never want to leave! So many little hidden details make this spectacular garden a MUST if you find yourself visiting that neck of the woods. Hope you find it! 🥰
SO proud of these beautiful ballers - the Madison SO proud of these beautiful ballers - the Madison Ridgeland All Stars- for playing their hearts out yesterday and coming home with a ring to cap off this season!!! 🥎 This all-star summer has been one of growth, and it’s been a joy to watch. We have learned lots about sportsmanship and hard work! We love this little team and, while we are sad it’s over, we are so happy it happened!! ❤️🤍💙
“Those birds are psychotic!” (( somebody name “Those birds are psychotic!” (( somebody name that movie! )) Savage, psycho seagulls 😆
We got the dream opportunity to partner with @ryba We got the dream opportunity to partner with @rybasfudge on our trip to Mackinac Island and oh my goodness what a TREAT! This family-owned business has the creamiest, dreamiest fudge on all the island! We got to watch all the different phases of fudge making and enjoyed sampling different types! And we learned that the Ryba family descendants are still very hands on in the daily operations of their shops! (They have multiple downtown locations on the island.) I think my favorite type of fudge we got was their seasonal special, the Great Lakes Turtle Twist, which had chocolate, pretzel, and white chocolate caramel! 😋 And guess what?! Ryba’s ships nationwide all year long when you order on ryba.com. So although I highly recommend visiting the island and getting some in person if you get the chance, you don’t have to! Ordering is always an option! 🤩 Thank you, @rybasfudge, for all the deliciousness 💗💗💗
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