Our Story | Faith, Art & Caricature at Reach One

Everyone has a story.
We live our lives inside those stories.

Some chapters are joyful. Some are difficult. Some make perfect sense only after many years have passed. Looking back, we can see that God was quietly writing a much bigger story than the one we thought we were living at the time.

This is our story—at least, a summary of it. And we're sticking to it.

Meet E.B. and Opa

We (Beth and Frank) are the people behind Reach One Media.

First and foremost, we are a family. We get those silly, family names (E.B and Opa) from decades of grandparenting. That’s who we’ve become, and we’re now comfortable using those names in every day life.

We've been married for more than fifty years and have been blessed with two wonderful sons, along with their wives who became the daughters we never had. Along the way, God also gave us six amazing grandchildren, one great-grandson, and—if family history is any indication—there may be a few more chapters still to come.

Like many families, we've experienced seasons of challenge, adventure, sacrifice, laughter, and grace. Through it all, we've learned that life's greatest blessings are rarely found in things. They're found in people.

A Life of Service

For more than twenty-five years, military life shaped our family and taught us lasting lessons about faith, perseverance, leadership, and service.

That spirit of service continued in the professional lives of our encore career.

E.B. spent more than fifty years in workforce and career development, and after retiring from the military, Opa joined her—eventually earning a Ph.D. in career counseling and workforce development. Together, we taught and mentored more than 10,000 career professionals from around the world.

Through it all, Opa kept drawing.

Cartoons and caricatures found their way into classrooms, presentations, books, and professional programs because sometimes a little humor can communicate what another dozen PowerPoint slides cannot.

Looking back, the common thread is pretty simple: serve people… encourage them… help them see possibilities—and whenever possible, make them smile along the way too.

What You'll Find Here

Reach One Media brings together faith, humor, stories, cartoons, photography, pilgrimages, and encouragement—all with a simple purpose: helping people discover God's presence in ordinary life.

We're not experts with all the answers. We're fellow travelers who have made mistakes, taken a few wrong turns, laughed at ourselves, and discovered that God's grace is usually much larger than our plans.