Today is my oldest son, Ephraim's birthday. He turns 15. Since he is the first one in the family to be born in our ancient homeland, Israel, we named him according to the verse in Jeremiah 31. "They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son."
Jeremiah 31:9 NIV
