So many messages become imbedded during our youth. "You are loved." "You are trusted." " You are good." These assurances often remain through a lifetime and build us up. What does one do to shed the negative, destructive messages sent? Is it even possible? In Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free, Matt Turner dedicates his life to the service of others, as a priest and teacher and director, only to discover that the messages of his past haunt him. Carol Triton has learned to survive by her wits and good instincts. She has only made one major error. At a most unusual moment, they meet. Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free is a story about struggling to find the life we hope for, despite the obstacles that arise to challenge us and threaten our journey home.