A personal story about meeting Dolly Parton reveals what it means to work for the Lord with excellence and humility. This week the world said goodbye to Dolly Parton. She was eighty years old, and she left behind seven decades of music, laughter, and generosity. I only met her once, but that one evening taught me something about excellence that I have never forgotten. Today I want to share that memory with you, because underneath it sits a truth straight from God’s Word.