Helping Children Grow Rooted in Love
Helping churches, educators, and families support children through faith, connection, and emotional wellness.
Meet Kelly
Kelly Jones is a Registered Nurse, educator, mental health program director, and the founder of Rooted Hearts Initiative.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education and has spent years working with children, families, older adults, churches, and community organizations - helping people better understand emotional wellness, trauma, resilience, and the importance of safe connection.
But beyond her professional background, Kelly is also a wife and mom to two little girls living in rural Minnesota. Much of the heart behind Rooted Hearts was shaped not only through her work in mental health, but also through everyday moments of motherhood - helping children navigate big feelings, fears, change, grief, confidence, and connection.
Kelly created Rooted Hearts Initiative to bring together faith and emotional wellness in simple, practical ways that feel approachable for real families, churches, schools, and communities.
Through stories, trainings, curriculums, and speaking, her mission is to help children grow up knowing they are safe, deeply loved, and never alone.
The Real Beau
Bo was inspired by our real black lab, Beau.
Beau had a gentle, calming presence and a special way of making people feel safe - especially children. He stayed close during hard moments, brought comfort without needing words, and reminded us how powerful quiet connection can be.
As I began creating stories to help children understand big feelings, it felt natural to create a character like Bo: a safe, steady presence children could trust as they navigate emotions, relationships, faith, and growing up.
Research consistently shows that children learn and regulate best through safe, connected relationships. In the stories, Bo helps model that safe connection while reminding children that they are deeply loved and never alone.
A faith-based children's story helping kids understand big feelings through the gentle guidance of Bo the black lab.
The first book in the series focuses on:
anxiety
nervousness
bravery
safe connection
trusting Jesus when feelings feel big
Perfect for:
families
churches
classrooms
counselors
homeschool groups
✨ Launching soon
12-Week Rooted Hearts Curriculum
Digital Curriculum Package — $150
A flexible, faith-based emotional wellness curriculum designed for churches, daycares, homeschool groups, and children’s ministries.
Includes:
✔ leader guides
✔ activities
✔ printable worksheets
✔ coloring pages
✔ emotional regulation tools
✔ Scripture integration
Feelings & Faith Coloring Packs
Printable Downloads
Simple printable coloring sheets designed to help children explore emotions, faith, kindness, bravery, and connection.
Perfect for:
church quiet bags
classrooms
counseling offices
homeschool use
Church Trainings
Faith-based trainings that help churches better support children, families, emotional wellness, trauma-informed care, and emotionally safe ministry environments. Designed for pastors, children’s ministry teams, volunteers, and church leaders.
Daycare Trainings
Trauma-informed and faith-based trainings that help daycare providers and early childhood educators better understand children’s emotions, behavior, nervous systems, and emotional development while creating calmer, more connected classroom environments.
Conference Speaking
Engaging faith-based speaking on emotional wellness, child development, trauma-informed care, leadership, resilience, and building emotionally safe communities for children and families.
Helping Children Grow Rooted in Love
Helping Children Grow Rooted in Love
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