Hey, I’m Rhianna.
Wife. Mama. Author. Teacher. Disciple of Jesus.
If we sat down over coffee long enough, we'd probably end up talking about Jesus, motherhood, truth, and what it means to faithfully live out what we believe—especially when life doesn't go according to plan.
I'm a wife, mama, author, teacher, and disciple of Jesus. More than anything, I'm passionate about knowing God's truth, living it out in real life, and helping the next generation do the same.
That passion wasn't born from a perfectly planned life. In many ways, it was forged through the parts of my story I never would have chosen—and through discovering again and again that God is faithful, His Word is true, and knowing what we believe matters.
When life didn't go according to plan...
Motherhood has been one of God's greatest classrooms in my life.
When our daughter Kaiya was diagnosed with Rett syndrome, the picture I had formed of what motherhood—and our family's future—would look like changed dramatically. Suddenly, I was navigating a world I hadn't prepared for, asking questions I never expected to ask, and learning what it meant to trust God when I couldn't see or understand the road ahead.
That journey changed me.
It taught me that faith has to be more than something we say we believe when life is comfortable. I needed to know what was actually true about God—His character, His goodness, His sovereignty—and whether I would continue to trust His Word when my circumstances didn't make sense.
Over the years, God has used Kaiya and our family's journey to teach me about perseverance, surrender, joy, grief, hope, and a kind of dependence on Him I might never have learned otherwise. Those lessons eventually became the heart behind my first book, This Special Life, but their impact has reached far beyond a book.
They helped awaken in me a deep conviction that truth matters.
What we believe about God matters. What we believe about ourselves matters. And when life, culture, circumstances, or our own emotions tell us one thing, we need something more trustworthy than ourselves to determine what is true.
For me, that foundation is the Word of God.
“When adversity shows up, the greatest part of us, the part of us we were always meant to be, has the opportunity to rise up and show itself to the world.”
Truth was never meant to stop with me.
Long before “Mama Disciple” had a name, discipleship was already a significant part of my life.
During my years serving in youth ministry, I had a front-row seat to the questions young people were asking and the messages they were receiving about identity, relationships, sexuality, and truth. I became deeply burdened by how often the culture was shaping their understanding of these things before they had been given a strong biblical foundation.
That burden led me to create Becoming, a discipleship program designed to help young women understand God's design for identity and purity. As part of that program, I wrote a devotional to take them deeper into those conversations and ground them in the truth of Scripture.
Years later, that devotional would become the foundation for The Identity of Purity.
At the same time, motherhood was teaching me something else: discipleship can't be left entirely to pastors, youth leaders, Christian schools, or Sunday morning ministries. Those voices can be incredibly valuable, but God has given parents a unique place of influence in the lives of their children.
Through raising my own children, years of homeschooling, ministry, teaching, and plenty of conversations around our own table, my conviction has only grown stronger: our homes should be places where our children learn not only what we believe, but why we believe it—and how the truth of God's Word speaks into every part of life.
Our children don't simply need a list of Christian rules for how to live.
They need to know the Truth—and learn to follow the One who is Truth.
Make Disciples. Start at Home.
Today, so much of what God has placed on my heart comes together in one simple conviction: discipleship starts at home.
Mama Disciple grew from my desire to encourage and equip moms to embrace the incredible influence we have in the spiritual formation of our children—not because we have all the answers, but because following Jesus alongside our children is part of the calling of motherhood.
Through the Mama Disciple Podcast, teaching, writing, and practical resources, I want to help moms become more confident in bringing biblical truth into the everyday conversations happening in their homes—from identity and relationships to culture, faith, and the questions our kids are actually asking.
My own season of motherhood has changed. My children are grown now, and I'm learning what it means to continue loving, encouraging, and pointing them toward Christ as adults. If anything, this side of raising children has made me even more aware of how valuable those years of intentional discipleship at home really are.
I'm still learning, still growing, and still being discipled as I seek to disciple others.
Because making disciples isn't just something we do.
It's part of who we're called to be.
A little more about me...
I've been married to my husband for more than 25 years, and together we've raised three pretty incredible humans. These days, motherhood looks a little different as I learn the joys (and adjustments!) of parenting adult children—but I'll always be Mama.
Music has also been woven through nearly every season of my life. I'm a classically trained vocalist and pianist, and over the years I've had the privilege of serving in worship and youth ministry, teaching music, working with young people, homeschooling my own children, writing books, speaking, and creating resources to help others grow in their faith.
Today, alongside Mama Disciple, I also serve as a Program Director with LifeWise Academy, helping bring Bible-based character education to public school students during the school day through released-time religious instruction. Getting to help create opportunities for another generation to encounter the truth of God's Word feels like a beautiful continuation of so much God has woven throughout my story.
I'm an author, podcaster, teacher, ministry leader, wife and mama—but underneath all of those titles, I'm simply a woman who loves Jesus, loves His Word, and wants my life to point people toward Him.
And I'm still becoming the disciple He's called me to be.