The long season of trouble began in the summer of 2009 for career police officer Rick Palmer. It came with a forewarning that hinted at some of the series of losses the next half decade would bring… Those loved and trusted most inflicted the most pain–the wife of his youth, the church he served, trusted friends–in the bad dream that was no bad dream but a real time of abandonment, darkness, stormy emotions, and uncertainty. Through it all, Rick persevered by the grace of God and enjoyed indescribable victory through a time of heartache as he relied on the comfort and power available to all those who seek God’s face in a season of trouble.