Remembering Lakeshia

My mom and I are now again embarking on a new normal. I lost my dad at 17 years old and now at 34, I have lost my only sister. Honestly, I still don’t think it has hit me yet that she is gone.   I started to reflect heavily on our life together. Watching…

Lacey, My Beautiful Wife of Seven Years

 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. ~ Proverbs 18:22 She’s a unicorn, folks…Let me brag about my wife for a sec: She loves Jesus and has a desire to love and honor Him. She looks like this. She is a wonderful mother of our two boys.…

Working for Automattic: Two Years Later

Well, February will always be an eventful month for my family. Within a 10 day stretch: My birthday on the 11th Valentine’s Day on the 14th Isaiah’s birthday on the 17th My Automattiversary also on the 17th My wedding anniversary on the 21st Black History is the entire month! I might as well take the…

Isaiah sleeping

Introducing: Isaiah Austin Rodriguez Dibbles

Introducing: Isaiah Austin Rodriguez Dibbles Isaiah was born on February 17th, 2015 at 12:50pm. He weighed in at a hefty 9 lbs 3 oz and 20.75 inches long (thankfully smaller than Jordan’s 10 lbs 12 oz and 22 inches). We decided to have a cesarean section because of the potential large weight concerns. Thankfully, the…

Goin’ on Paternity Leave?

One of the things I really admire about Automattic (the company I work for – we’re hiring) is that we truly value our employees. More than just a good salary and benefits, Automattic entrusts us with a great deal of autonomy to make decisions for each of our unique work and family needs. With my 2nd son coming…

Killin’ it in the Kitchen!

  So far so good! Lacey and I have cooked some amazing meals and are looking forward to Friday when we can further experiment in the kitchen. Some of the highlight meals thus far have been the sweet potato shepherd’s pie, the turkey meatloaf and mashed sweet potatoes, the sweet potato lasagna, and the curry…