Mothers are put in crazy situations every day, and they become used to crazy messes all over the house. From spilled apple juice to legos or hot wheels being all over the floor, the messes can get to be overwhelming at times.

Devoted mom Heather Duckworth is someone who knows this feeling all too well, but she wants other moms to hear her story to remind them to try to find joy in all the chaos.

In a Facebook post that has gone viral, Heather described how she was scrubbing up a gooey puddle of sticky slime that her little girl had accidentally let ooze through her fingers one night when she was hit with a sudden realization.

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Heather found herself becoming irritated by the mess before she paused to remember that she should not get consumed by this.

Fourteen years ago, it was bedtime for Heather and her family. As the mother of two-year-old triplets and a four-year-old big brother, life was hectic for her to say the least! Though she spent her time chasing her kids around, Heather would not have changed it for the world.

"My hands were full, but so was my heart," she said.

The boys were dancing and singing as they cleaned up their playroom to make the process more fun. Nobody knew it, but this was the last time they would have this kind of carefree fun for a long time.

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That's when Heather noticed the blue stain.

One of the triplets was holding a pen that exploded and sprayed ink everywhere, all over the carpet, his pajamas, himself. Heather was so exhausted that she let her emotions completely take over.

"I instantly felt so upset as I grabbed my son and took him to the bathroom to clean him up and my husband started scrubbing those bright blue stains on our carpet. Tears of frustration stung my eyes," she recalled. "I was just so tired. And mad. Like really, really angry. I wasn't mad at my son - who was as blue as a Smurf - but upset with myself for leaving that pen out where my toddler could reach it. We had only lived in this house for six months and now the carpet was completely ruined. We scrubbed that stain for an hour that night, but yet it remained."

Even professional cleaners could not get the stain out, and Heather found herself becoming frustrated every time she saw it.

"It made me feel angry and it made me feel like such a failure for leaving out the pen where my young son could reach it. That blue stain was just a big fat negative in my life. I hated it," she said.

The stain taunted Heather every day, until one day, she had much bigger problems to worry about. The little boy who had sprayed blue ink all over the carpet was diagnosed with cancer, and after a long two year battle, he passed away.

Though he was gone, the blue stain was left behind.

"It was still there . . . and now . . . it was a constant reminder of my son. It was a constant reminder of my frustration over something so trivial . . . something so unimportant in the scheme of life," she recounted. "That blue stain was a constant reminder that life is messy, but that's what makes it worth living. A constant reminder to not sweat the small stuff. A constant reminder that 'things' aren't important, but people are. A constant reminder that accidents happen. A constant reminder to let go of the little things and hang on tight to what is important."

The blue stain has never gone away, and Heather has since covered it with furniture. Every time she uncovered it while cleaning, "it would take my breath away," serving as a reminder of the loss of the little boy who made that very mess.

Heather wants to remind other moms to find joy through the messy times. She wants to tell them that children are "a blessing in disguise" and she would have "a million blue ink stains on my carpet if it meant I could have one more day with my son."

In the end, Heather wants to encourage parents to find the "bless in this mess" and focus on what is important in life.

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