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Tweets of the Month Club – March 2020

Apr 1, 2020

Well, friends, it’s been a while. But March 2020 called for a return of Tweets of the Month.

In March 2020, tornadoes ripped through Nashville, leaving much of our city demolished. Super Tuesday took place. The time changed. The biggest news, of course, being that COVID-19 has swept across our world. A pandemic. While I may write something serious on it at some point, Tweets of the Month, as always, will be an uplifting selection. We are in this together, apart.

No more rain or storms today. We are physically and mentally tired. Emotionally, trying to process. We see your kind words and appreciate them. We hurt for those who've lost family, homes, property, jobs. We need to rest. Turn on local news. Let crews work. Will, Andrew, & David.
— NashSevereWx (@NashSevereWx) March 3, 2020

These guys saved a lot of lives March 3. Thankful for them!

I don't know of a more resilient city than Nashville. The Nashville flood was followed by a flood of local volunteers and donations that surpassed anything I've seen anywhere. In response to last night's tornadoes, we're about to see the best of this town. Just wait.
— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) March 3, 2020

This is Nashville. ⁣
⁣
In some ways, it's a city of strangers. So many people are from so many other places. ⁣
⁣
But on days like today, it's a city of neighbors.⁣
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Brick by brick, block by block, what was lost will be mourned, what was broken will be rebuilt. ⁣
⁣ pic.twitter.com/fjwdkWDPLy
— Jon Acuff (@JonAcuff) March 3, 2020

Preston drank some apple cider vinegar mixed with hot water and honey and said ,”…cuz I ain’t tryna get the Corneliusvirus.”

I said, “The whet?”

“The Corneliusvirus.” pic.twitter.com/5PQaQsGT40
— Jackie Hill Perry (@JackieHillPerry) March 5, 2020

Don’t forget to throw your microwaves away today and get new ones with the correct time.
— Jared C. Wilson (@jaredcwilson) March 8, 2020

Praying this morning for churches in the Nashville and surrounding areas to be able to explain the reason for the hope that is within us, a hope going far beyond the borders of this life.
— J.D. Greear (@jdgreear) March 8, 2020

That awkward moment on Zoom calls where you all say "Bye!" but then spend 30 secs still there with each other looking for the "end call" button.
— John Starke (@john_starke) March 9, 2020

And this is before. Now we live this awkward 30 seconds many, many times each day.

My oldest child has had the flu and spent all morning on the couch. Then for reasons unknown, my middle child rubbed his kindle all over the couch, and licked it.

So if you're wondering if we're ready for the Coronavirus.
— Sharon Hodde Miller (@SHoddeMiller) March 9, 2020

CDC recommends you wash your hands to the entire chorus of “This is how I fight my battles.”
— Daniel Darling (@dandarling) March 10, 2020

I'm going to tell my grandkids that I remember what it was like to attend a public event
— Chelsea Patterson Sobolik (@ChelsPat) March 11, 2020

I am discovering that I tend to just sit with my hands on my face. So that’s great.
— Craig McClellan (@craigmcclellan) March 11, 2020

You: “ugh, stop canceling people”

Coronavirus: “what about every event in 2020”
— Dave Jorgenson 💡 (@davejorgenson) March 13, 2020

Maybe we could reframe "social distancing" as "social solidarity". You're not withdrawing in fear. You're withdrawing as a way of standing with friends, loved ones and strangers who can't protect themselves without your help.
— the tyler king (@TylerHuckabee) March 13, 2020

What a time to be alive.
— Jackie Hill Perry (@JackieHillPerry) March 13, 2020

Honestly hadn’t planned on giving up quite this much for Lent.
— Andy Crouch (@ahc) March 13, 2020

Well, turns out, my pantry staples are real different from the food bloggers’ pantry staples.
— Melissa Moore (@MelissaMoore77) March 15, 2020

Watching all the ways Jesus-followers are gathering today, by screen or by scattering widely in same locations, is bringing me to tears. So moved seeing worship lyrics on screens in mostly empty sanctuaries, knowing people are singing from homes. We will never forget these days.
— Beth Moore (@BethMooreLPM) March 15, 2020

HECK IF I KNOW pic.twitter.com/7O5jA6Ih87
— Jessica Fralin (@jessicafralin) March 15, 2020

My one note on 2020 is too much plot. Give the characters time to breathe & reflect on the last big twist before you launch into the next one. Last week’s Biden/Bernie episode was great bingeable content but let the pandemic storyline play out a bit before you do a crazy debate.
— David H. Steinberg (@DavidHSteinberg) March 15, 2020

Some jokes that are appropriate now will not be appropriate in 10 years from now and others that are inappropriate now will be once again appropriate in 10 years. No one knows which but both will appear on this permanent platform. Good luck, everybody.
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) March 15, 2020

Let the homeschoolers lead the way
— Sammy Rhodes (@sammyrhodes) March 16, 2020

My NeNe lived through the Great Depression and kept every Sara Lee disposable tin she ever used. Like…hundreds.

All that to say, when my grandchildren wonder why their Pop always has 1,000 rolls of toilet paper in the garage, there will at least be a reason.
— rob collingsworth (@rcollingsworth) March 16, 2020

I will never again have fewer than a month’s worth of toilet paper in my home.

This morning I heard from a friend in Nashville who said, “It’s weird here because, you know, we also got hit by a tornado last week.”

When she said that, I was struck anew by how much my Nashville friends have endured in such a SHORT period of time. I’m so sorry you guys!!!
— Sharon Hodde Miller (@SHoddeMiller) March 16, 2020

Praying for those in Jonesboro going through this same thing now.

Are we there yet?
— Laura McClellan (@laura_mcclellan) March 17, 2020

“Oh, today is St. Patrick’s Day?”

– everyone
— Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) March 17, 2020

It’s very hard and strange that everyone is going through the same thing at the same time and the safest way to handle it is to stay apart from each other.
— PJ Vogt (@PJVogt) March 18, 2020

stuff is bad right now, but the internet is such a wild wild west in a way that i haven't seen it in years. people are just ONLINE doing weird stuff and being on instagram live and starting dating apps in spreadsheets its wild
— Judson Collier is Practicing Social Distancing (@JudsonCollier) March 18, 2020

What a weird time to still have to do "other" work.

My emails are like, "Hi. I hope you don't have coronavirus. Even though that's all you're thinking about, here's something else I'd like to ask you about."
— kate shellnutt (@kateshellnutt) March 18, 2020

A lot of my second tier mugs are really getting a chance to shine this week
— Kalila Holt (@kalilaholt) March 18, 2020

everything's been so crazy i haven't been able to get back to this weird old game me and the boys started playing a few weeks back pic.twitter.com/qpWuM6a5I4
— the tyler king (@TylerHuckabee) March 18, 2020

My mom: Your dad read an article that saunas can help prevent COVID-19. We’ve started steaming our faces twice a day over the stove.

They’re going to get coronavirus AND third degree burns. I’m changing his Facebook password. WHO SAYS I AM NOT PARENTING DURING THE PANDEMIC?
— Jamie B. Golden (@jamiebgolden) March 19, 2020

One more day left this week after today, then it's the weekend, where nothing changes and we all do the same thing we've been doing all week. pic.twitter.com/kXhJaQ8uHU
— John Wiley (@john_wiley) March 19, 2020

I miss March Madness and having to google where Gonzaga is on a map
— David DeWeil (@daviddeweil) March 20, 2020

ME TOO

One of my neighbors wears a mask and has cut a small hole in it so that he can smoke cigarettes through it.

That’s it. That’s the tweet.
— John Starke (@john_starke) March 20, 2020

Coronavirus church hopper: pic.twitter.com/wmW6sblvTd
— Fake J.D. Greear (@FakeJDGreear) March 22, 2020

Cheer up.

In a parallel
Reality

Heavenly hosts
Are still crying out
“Holy, holy, holy!”

Yesterday.

Today.

Forever.#poemsinpandemic
— Anteneshia Sanders (@Anty_Rej) March 23, 2020

Is there a way to turn off my iPhone screen time notification during all of this?
Or like maybe set the threshold to only alert me if it averages more than 24 hours a day?
— Ryan Kendrick (@CRKendrick) March 23, 2020

Me: I’m gonna get so fit working from home!

Also Me: How many days in a row can I make cinnamon rolls?
— Katie J. McCoy (@blondeorthodoxy) March 23, 2020

It’s Tuesday, or as we call it now: day
— Dave Jorgenson 💡 (@davejorgenson) March 24, 2020

My phone: You’ve reached the limit on this social media app.

Me, during quarantine: pic.twitter.com/8lL2siPoD1
— Ashlyn Portero (@ashlynportero) March 24, 2020

COVID-19 self-isolation/work from home as told in Hunger Games gifs—a thread.
— Christy Thornton (@christyelis) March 25, 2020

Worth a click-through to see the whole thread.

Genesis 22: A lamb for one man
Exodus 12: A lamb for a family
Leviticus 16: A lamb for the nation
John 1: A lamb for the whole world pic.twitter.com/XDDKPQYNyA
— Sam Allberry (@SamAllberry) March 27, 2020

Even though I got my Mexican food to-go and it all came out at once it only feels right to eat chips and salsa for 20 straight minutes prior to consuming actual food.
— Meagan Smith (@meaganemily331) March 28, 2020

Imagine there’s no people

commenting on articles

they haven’t read.
— Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP) (@KSPrior) March 30, 2020

It’s still March.
— Jamie B. Golden (@jamiebgolden) March 30, 2020

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