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NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY
National Airborne Day on August 16 honors the military’s airborne divisions of the Armed Forces.
August 16, 1940, marks the date of the first official Army parachute jump at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The successful jump validated the innovative concept of inserting U.S. ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute. These sky soldiers represent some of the most prestigious and expertly trained forces in the United States Army.
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NATIONAL TELL A JOKE DAY
What happened to the comedian on August 16 during National Tell A Joke Day? Everyone stole his punchlines! All joking aside, get out there and laugh a little and tell some funny ones.
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NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER DAY
Each year on August 16, people flock to amusement parks for a thrill, a few exciting screams, and to celebrate National Roller Coaster Day. Take a ride on a roller coaster near you.
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NATIONAL BRATWURST DAY
Get ready to fire up the grill and unleash your inner sausage enthusiast because August 16 is National Bratwurst Day! This deliciously dedicated food day is a salute to the beloved German sausage that has captured hearts and taste buds around the world.
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NATIONAL RUM DAY
National Rum Day on August 16 as blended beverages and cocktails create a delicious celebration. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a byproduct of sugar production. It can also be made directly from sugar cane juice. After the fermentation and distillation process, most rum ages in wooden oak barrels.
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Rowan reminds us that discernment isn’t about winning every battle—it is knowing which battles were never worthy of our peace in the first place.
You don’t have to explain yourself to everyone, correct every misunderstanding, or answer every invitation to conflict. Sometimes wisdom simply says, keep walking.
Protect your peace. Your energy has better places to go.
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Liora reminds us that protecting our spirit doesn’t mean closing our heart. It means being mindful of what we allow to take root there.
Love, kindness and gentleness can remain part of who we are without giving darkness permission to consume our light. Guard what is good within you. Some things are too precious to hand over to the darkness.
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Sometimes moving forward begins with something as simple—and as difficult—as making room.
Avara the Key Holder reminds us that we cannot carry everything from yesterday through every door ahead of us. Some things have served their purpose. Some things have simply become too heavy. Release them with gratitude, turn the key, and leave a little room for what hasn’t found you yet.
There is so much more ahead than there is behind.
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Odessa reminds us not to judge our becoming by what a difficult season looks like from the outside.
Sometimes life has to crack open what no longer fits before something stronger can emerge. Breaking and becoming can look remarkably similar while you’re standing in the middle of them.
Know your worth—even while you’re changing. Especially while you’re changing.
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Sometimes gratitude isn’t pretending nothing was lost. It’s remembering that loss isn’t the only thing that remains.
There is still love. There is still laughter. There is still purpose, creativity, another morning, and another page waiting to be written.
The Journal Keeper reminds us to count those things too. ❤️