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New Horizons

Well, I have been pretty quiet on this blog for the last little while, so I thought I would take some time to share a little about what the Boodhoo family has been upto.

We just recently decided to give away the majority of our material possessions, sell our house and embark on a completely new adventure. That adventure entails us moving to Austin!! Over the last year my family and I have fell in love with the Austin area. The people are friendly, the weather is amazing, and there seems to be no shortage of work for software developers.

"Why in the world did you give away all of your stuff?" is the question I am sure that a lot of people are asking. When we talk to people about this, we let them know that we really felt strongly that the Lord was directing us to bless our family and friends with the blessings he had provided us with. The response has been more amazing than we could have imagined, and we know that God used us to impact them in ways we could not have thought about. It also helped us as a family to live what we speak and demonstrate that we are not bound/defined by what we have. The kids are learning amazing lessons about what is truly "valuable" during this process.

For the last week my family and I have been living out of a hotel, swimming almost every day and enjoying spending a lot of time together. The kids are having an absolute blast. Next week we are going to be in Austin to do some house hunting, I will be doing the majority of the browsing this weekend as I will be leading another Nothin But .Net Bootcamp.

We are extremely excited about the opportunities that the Lord has in store for us, and we bravely step out of the land of "Familiar" in order to pursue our "Big Dream" (if you are curious about those terms, pick up a copy of the book "The Dream Giver").

What does the future hold for us? One day at a time, we are going to find out!!


Posted Thu, Apr 3 2008 5:36 PM by bitwisejp
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sergiopereira wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 9:03 PM

Good for you, JP. It must feel nice not living by constraints that most of the time are put in place by ourselves. Good luck.

Derik Whittaker wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 9:09 PM

JP,

Good luck on your adventure.

Ray Houston wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 9:26 PM

Giving all of your material possessions away is a admirable thing. Good luck to you and welcome to Austin.

Mike wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 9:38 PM

Awesome JP! Glad you are coming down south...you'll love it there. Man I'd love to come out there.

We'll be praying for your move and new home.

Scott Bellware wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 9:53 PM

See you Saturday, brother!  Gonna be 80 deg and Sunny.  Will have the pool ready :)

Max Pool wrote re: New Horizons
on Thu, Apr 3 2008 10:00 PM

Congrats on the new adventure!  I told you Fargo is way better but to each their own I guess... ;)

David Mohundro wrote re: New Horizons
on Fri, Apr 4 2008 8:46 AM

Good luck and God bless - you're a great example both as a software craftsman and as a spiritual example.

Christopher Bennage wrote re: New Horizons
on Fri, Apr 4 2008 9:22 AM

Very cool, a few years back a good friend of mine and his wife did a similar thing.  They ended up in Colorado; the freedom and passion pouring out of them was amazing. This is what it means to be a living sacrifice.

Kerry MacLean wrote re: New Horizons
on Fri, Apr 4 2008 10:31 AM

Can I be the first to invite you to church when you get here?

Welcome to Austin.  This place is getting crazy exciting.

Bil Simser wrote re: New Horizons
on Fri, Apr 4 2008 11:43 AM

Wow. Quite the change, but change can be good. All the best on your new adventure. I'm sure you'll keep Bellware in line down there.

Weston M. Binford III wrote re: New Horizons
on Fri, Apr 4 2008 12:12 PM

Welcome to Austin.  I am looking forward to the class next week.  BTW, if you want information about different areas of Austin or even a tour of different neighborhoods, let me know.  I am a native Austinite and have lived in several different parts of Austin.

Shane Courtrille wrote re: New Horizons
on Mon, Apr 7 2008 10:57 AM

Congratulations on the move.  We'll miss you :)

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