HIV FAQ: Why did I do this series of posts?

For the final post in this series, I want to thank y'all and leave the door open for you...

I don't have any specific questions, but acknowledge my ignorance when it comes to HIV & am looking forward to reading your blogs. Thanks for educating me!

This series might be over, but I want to leave the door open. Please, keep the questions coming. Please, know that we are approachable. Please, understand that we will only be hurt or offended if you come to us with rejection before you've ever asked a single question about HIV.

One of my favorite moments in this journey was when a friend at church pulled me aside before Bible study, concerned about her daughter's busted lip. She didn't know which of our children has HIV, and she knew one of our kids was in the same class as hers. She told me about the situation and then said, "So I can't put a bandaid or anything on it, because it's her lip, but it's a wound, so is there anything I need to know to keep her safe from HIV with an open wound?"

I love so many things about this.

First, I love that she was comfortable talking to me about it. Second, I love the opportunity it gave me to explain that childhood boo-boos have never transmitted HIV. And third, we hugged and moved on, like two moms who were discussing any typical childhood concern for their kids.

I bet she doesn't even know that I cried later, so grateful for such a sweet and positive encounter.

We want to keep educating, so please, please, please let us do that.

Many of you know that the Today show featured an online article on HIV discrimination featuring our family. Here's an update: those friends have read what we've shared and done their own research, and now? They're not afraid of HIV anymore. We're moving toward that happy ending that we hoped for.

God is truth, and God is love. And? "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear." (1 John 4:18)

That's why we lovingly share truth about HIV.