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No Ordinary Day: 2004

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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

Travis Long

The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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July 28, 2004	Travis Long	[/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
James Williams, 44, looks through his belongings to find a poem he wrote titled "Heaven's Grocery" to share with Alice McGee, right, director of Church in The Woods, a Raleigh-based homeless advocacy group. A handful of Church in the Woods volunteers fed more than fifty homeless people one Saturday at Moore Square. "We never know if we're going to have enough food or volunteers, but somehow it works out every week," McGee said. "We make it a point to touch every person who comes through here. Nobody leaves here without a blessing."