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Tweets of the Month Club | April 2020

May 1, 2020

Well, April was another month of quarantine due to the coronavirus. (I like to put in details like that so future generations will maybe understand the context of some of these tweets.) April also brought Easter, as well as my birthday, which was one for the books in a few ways.

Here are the best tweets from the month of April, 2020.

Thank you to journalists and the writers of the gospels. (Same same same…obviously.)

But in this awful season you helping us understand this painful truth:

This shouldn’t have happened like this. It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 2, 2020

Reading a Sesame Street book to Clare this morning and found my mind wondering about doing Punnett Squares to figure out the fur color of monster puppets and I don’t think I’m “safer at home” anymore because clearly I’m starting to go crazy. #COVID19
— Bethany Bordeaux (@bethanybordeaux) April 3, 2020

Me to my 5 year old: “What do you miss most about school?”

Her: “Knowing the day of the week.”

UNDERSTOOD
— Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) April 3, 2020

I was supposed to be running a 5K this morning but it has been rescheduled for October. Good news is I have another 6 months to not train for it.
— John Wiley (@john_wiley) April 4, 2020

During our family worship time this morning:

My wife to our children: “How are we saved?”

My five year-old Catherine: “By staying indoors.”

Palm Sunday, Coronavirus edition.
— Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) April 5, 2020

This was greeting me when I arrived at our live stream this morning.

I’ll most likely never be known as one of the great preachers, leaders or pastors of our time.

But I’ve certainly felt like the most loved. pic.twitter.com/z64OVQ2NQ8
— Ronnie Martin (@ronniejmartin) April 5, 2020

I saw a few churches doing this for their pastors and it made me shed a tear each time. We’re still here. We’re still together. Metaphorically.

My to-do list headers are becoming more and more specific these days:
"Monday"
"Monday, later"
"Monday – the rest"
"Monday or Tuesday if the Lord wills"
"Just at some point between waking and sleeping, what day even is it anyways"
— Ashlyn Portero (@ashlynportero) April 6, 2020

I’m at “opening-night-crowd-reacting-to-Captain-America-wielding-Thor’s-hammer-made-me-cry?” day of quarantine. https://t.co/GQHuM8wlih
— Erin Hicks Moon (@erinhmoon) April 7, 2020

April 2020 is also when I cried because of many tweets. This whole thread, just watched them all and cried one morning. It was cathartic. Highly recommend.

It seems ironic for Holy Week to exist at the same time as “Coronavirus’s worst week.” I’m remembering that Jesus entered into the worlds suffering and therefore empathizes with its companions. This week reminds us then that Sunday is coming so let us have the audacity to hope.
— Jackie Hill Perry (@JackieHillPerry) April 7, 2020

The funnier caption to this was just “Happy Easter.” Lesson learned.
— Seth Worley (@Awakeland3D) April 9, 2020

imagine having 101 dalmatians and not being able to instagram it
— Jon Savitt (@savittj) April 9, 2020

I’m at the quarantine phase with my kids where I told them to take the remote and hit ok on it until a show comes on. They could be watching Frozen, Love is Blind, MMA fighting, I don’t care.
— John Wiley (@john_wiley) April 9, 2020

Surround yourself with people who don't take themselves too seriously, but take Jesus very seriously, and I promise you're going to be ok.
— Sammy Rhodes (@sammyrhodes) April 10, 2020

Good night, room. Good night, Zoom.
Good night, friends speaking all at once in a digital room.⁰
Good night, nobody. Good night, mush. ⁰Good night to the Meeting Host whispering, "Hush."
⁰Good night, stars. Good night, air.
Good night, Quarantiners everywhere.
— Liz Lockwood (@LockwoodLiz) April 11, 2020

Quarantine? I’m in.™️
— Ben Rector (@benrector) April 10, 2020

Our grief is strong. Perhaps stronger than we have collectively ever known. Yet, our hope is greater still.

For those who believe, this hope is Christ. He is alive and will one day make all the broken things forever whole.

This is Easter. This is why we celebrate.#Easter2020
— Liz Lockwood (@LockwoodLiz) April 12, 2020

The Queen speaks of light overcoming darkness, and the hope that Easter symbolises, in a special message recorded to mark the Easter weekend. pic.twitter.com/fTFCOSVBtT
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 11, 2020

Mostly including this because I’d like to start a campaign for us to adopt the candlelight services on Easter tradition. But also because it’s Queen Elizabeth.

I am totally speculating here, but it is possible that with all worship services being live-streamed that more people will hear the gospel today than any other day in history.
— JT English (@jt_english) April 12, 2020

“Zoom casual” is going to be a new (lower) level of business casual office attire.
— Meagan Smith (@meaganemily331) April 13, 2020

My favorite thing is when you say you don't want to see an ad on facebook the first explanation as to why that they offer is, and I quote, "knows too much."
— Michael Wear (@MichaelRWear) April 13, 2020

News blurb: President Trump announces funding cuts to WHO.

Me: *WHOM
— Jonathan Howe (@Jonathan_Howe) April 14, 2020

Neighbor: So what do you do?

Me: I work at a church.

Neighbor: Wow! I never would’ve known.

I’m not sure if I was just complimented or utterly owned.
— Cort Gatliff (@cortgatliff) April 15, 2020

It's not irrational to pray for great and unimaginable things right now.

It's not.
— John Starke (@john_starke) April 15, 2020

Um what pic.twitter.com/07qFtVuOkK
— Seth Worley (@Awakeland3D) April 15, 2020

Something about this one following the one about praying for great and unimaginable things makes me love it even more.

Shout out to all the scored lowest in physical touch as a love language folks who are living their best life.
— Sammy Rhodes (@sammyrhodes) April 16, 2020

yep.

A funny wrinkle to searching for file photos or stock images these days: There can't be that many people! They can't be outside!
— kate shellnutt (@kateshellnutt) April 16, 2020

I’ve spent the last year investing in more professional clothing. I have many regrets. pic.twitter.com/t48BFSbCaU
— Mary Carlisle Wiley (@marycwiley) April 16, 2020

One thing I feel pretty sure about is that all candles should be $6
— Jill Twiss (@jilltwiss) April 17, 2020

Pretty disappointed I missed my opportunity to elope without being judged
— Sara Colley (@scolleywag) April 17, 2020

Introverts 6 weeks into quarantine pic.twitter.com/hmJRFVJ5vq
— Sammy Rhodes (@sammyrhodes) April 18, 2020

A friend of mine from college posted this and I am ROLLING. Can I get an AMEN. pic.twitter.com/3SrPBrPTN9
— Sharon Hodde Miller (@SHoddeMiller) April 19, 2020

7 year old at bedtime: Make sure you put out my “church pajamas” for tomorrow.

It seems she has found her new normal.
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) April 19, 2020

Revised listing of first date topics:

1. Tell me about your faith.
2. Describe the best meal you’ve ever eaten.
3. How do you handle conflict?
4. Do you like dogs?
5. Favorite Movies: Go!
6. How seriously did you take social distancing during #COVIDー19 ?
— Liz Lockwood (@LockwoodLiz) April 19, 2020

Writing About Coronavirus Bingo:

❎amid the pandemic
❎unprecedented
❎unforeseen circumstances
❎adapt to a new reality
❎further challenges
— kate shellnutt (@kateshellnutt) April 22, 2020

Henceforth referring to "running errands" as going on "procurement excursions." I am, basically, Legend.
— Annie Parsons (@hootenannie1) April 23, 2020

#SocialDistancing

Day 38:

The real MVP of this whole ordeal has been the dishwasher.
— Jonathan Howe (@Jonathan_Howe) April 23, 2020

Since freeing up my schedule, I’ve been able to move Lunch to my 10am slot & Dinner to my 12 o’clock, thus providing an opening for 2nd dinner at 2:30pm & 3rd dinner at 6.

It’s all about optimization. pic.twitter.com/WEoxYFCZXM
— Ashley Unzicker (@AshleyUnzicker) April 25, 2020

I just referred to March as "the early days of quarantine" like I was recalling an era in history from long ago.
— Cort Gatliff (@cortgatliff) April 29, 2020

Can’t wait to be able to get refills on my drinks.
— Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) April 29, 2020

And chips and salsa refills.

British Tea > American Coffee
— Eric Schumacher (@emschumacher) April 30, 2020

Today is the 73rd day of this week, the 239 day of April, and the 3,456 day of 2020. Congratulations. We made it.
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) April 30, 2020

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