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Laurel at THE HIVEMay 23, 2016

Closing A Chapter

Hello friends! How was the weekend?! Ours was preeeeetty great…. We went to Starkville and had a blast cheering the Diamond Dawgs to SEC victory! Our kids were incredible troopers (the game went a little late!)… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEMarch 2, 2016

Those Who Speak Meeting Soon!

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Good morning, people! Some of you have heard me talk about the group Those Who Speak on here before! In case you’re not familiar, it’s a support group for women who have experienced infertility, miscarriage,… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 4, 2016

Those Who Speak – January 8th!

Those Who Speak / January 8, 2016

Happy New Year, friends!! I apologize for my long holiday hiatus, but boy have I enjoyed disconnecting for just a little bit! I really have missed blogging, though, so I’m planning to pick back up… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 12, 2015

The Next Those Who Speak

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The next Those Who Speak is THIS Sunday night! I hope that if you’ve been feeling led to attend this group (a casual support group for women who have struggled with infertility, miscarriage, or child… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 22, 2015

The Missing Piece Movement

The Missing Piece Movement: Breaking the silence about infertility and miscarriage

I’m excited to share a little more about a campaign that I’ve been posting about on Facebook and Instagram lately called The Missing Piece Movement! The Missing Piece Movement is a campaign to help raise… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEOctober 19, 2015

Little Blue Book

Don't worry!

There’s this story from early last year that has been popping into my mind lately. And actually, the opportunity to share the story has come up several times over the past couple of weeks, so… View Full Post

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Came across this from four years ago and it made m Came across this from four years ago and it made me smile! 🧡❤️🩷 Filmed on a Tuesday at noon so school must’ve been out for weather or something… Anyway! I love these sweet angel babies and cannot believe how much they’ve grown since then!
It’s BOOK FAIR WEEK at Dempsey’s sweet school! It’s BOOK FAIR WEEK at Dempsey’s sweet school! Books are the gold at the end of the rainbow, and are, of course, the luckiest of all the charms! 🥰 

Helping get the library on theme for this special week has become a yearly highlight for me! The help team this year was *awesome* and so much fun! And, bonus for this year, they let us borrow and actually operate a scissor lift. 😂 New skill to add to the resume! ✨

Happy reading to all the babies who get to experience the joy of the @scholastic book fair this week! ☘️🌈
a little bit of ✨ lovely lately! ✨ • Super a little bit of ✨ lovely lately! ✨

• Super Bowl party • together weekend • hot cocoa • ice storm • breakfast • birthdays • friends • family • futsal • Waffle House • wisdom • duck hunting • silliness • blessings • beagles • basketball • sunrises • goodness • games • gratitude •
Lily Ryan’s guinea pig themed picnic birthday pa Lily Ryan’s guinea pig themed picnic birthday party, or PIG-nic if you will 😂, was such a blast!! Party hats for everyone, lots of yummy food, and the sweetest little piggies!! Peanut Butter, Spirit, Cocoa, Summer, and Cloudy got more loving than they ever dreamed they would, and were super great sports! 🐹 

Big thanks to my friend Misty for the cute sign and my girl Taylor with @theconfetticlubco for doing so much of the setup! With the crazy week I’ve had, it wouldn’t have come together without her help. Takes a village! 😆

Lily Ry is easy to celebrate and I’m so glad she had such a fun day with her sweet friends! 💛🥳
It’s time for that monthly First Friday Giveaway It’s time for that monthly First Friday Giveaway!

This one’s for $50 to Coach’s Creamery in Livingston! We love visiting this cute little ice cream shop perhaps a little too often 😄

To enter to win $50 to CC….
💛 like this post
💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 
💛 tag one friend per comment (each tag is an entry!)

That’s it! But of course there are bonus options! 
💛 bonus option number 1: share this post to your story then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment
💛 bonus option number 2: follow @coachscreamery_livingston then come back and drop three emojis in a separate comment! 💗🍦✨

That’s it! 🥰 This giveaway is not at all affiliated with Meta or any of its partners. It’s simply because I love you (and because I love ice cream! 😆)

The winner will be notified from this account on Tuesday, 2/10. Thank you so much for playing! Have a great weekend! Hope you win! 😘✨
I posted the link to these faux flowers 🌺 on my I posted the link to these faux flowers 🌺 on my stories this morning and oh my word it’s my most clicked on link EVER!!! I’m shocked! Haha but also, they really are SO pretty! And they’re great for this time of year when it’s too cold for most other flowers to thrive (that im aware of!) 

Comment BLOOMS and I’ll DM you the link! 🥰🌺 (p.s. the ones I bought are listed as ‘red’ but I’d say they’re much more pink than red!)
Shop these ten ❤️💕 LOVELY 💕❤️ looks Shop these ten ❤️💕 LOVELY 💕❤️ looks at The Boutique at @madison.marketplace! They have so many precious pieces in the shop right now… you’ve GOT to go see! The Boutique has never looked better! 

And ICYMI, check out my previous reel for all the other fun Valentines cuteness Madison Marketplace has downstairs! 🥰

I LOVE getting to partner with this sweet shop! Thank you for being great, @madison.marketplace 🩷 #ad
Shopping at @madison.marketplace for Valentines ha Shopping at @madison.marketplace for Valentines happies might just be some of the most fun I’ve had in a while! They have gifts, decor, party supplies, smell goods, accessories, clothing (more on that later!), food, art… honestly everything you need to make your Valentine’s Day celebration extra happy and festive! Please go check them out. 🥰  I’m certain you’ll find something there that you love! 

If you’ve shopped their valentines stuff, what did you get?! 🩷
🩷🥳 HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY 🥳🩷 to our swee 🩷🥳 HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY 🥳🩷 to our sweet, spicy, silly, smart, and sporty Lily Ryan!! She is a joy and a challenge (in all the best possible ways) and we could not love her any more! I love watching her grow in wisdom, and in stature, and in favor with God and man. She is sunshine and I pray her year is the best yet! ☀️🥰
We painted an old mirror and added it into Lil’s We painted an old mirror and added it into Lil’s gallery wall! Love this girl’s happy room 🥰🩷 #thehiveathome
✨ ladies who lunch ✨ Also… if it’s from @e ✨ ladies who lunch ✨
Also… if it’s from @eatlapresa, it’s golden! 🍹🩷🤩
Snoopy takes a power nap 🤣 Snoopy takes a power nap 🤣
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