Blind woman stunned when Mat and Savanna Shaw show up and sing to her and her family
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are partnering to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition.
It’s been a challenging few years for Arlene Hix. As she and her husband, Veldon, were traveling to Jackson Hole in 2017, he suffered a major heart attack and they ended up crashing into a river. Veldon passed away and Arlene was rescued from the vehicle submerged in water.
Fast forward to earlier this year when Arlene woke up one morning and could not see anything. Her son rushed her to the doctor where she was told she was blind and would never see again. Arlene moved into MorningStar Senior Living and a few months later, her daughter died.
When EastIdahoNews.com heard Mat and Savanna Shaw were coming to eastern Idaho for a concert, we asked if they’d be interested in visiting Arlene. The daddy-daughter singing duo agreed and said they want their music to share hope and spread joy.
We planned a big surprise with the Shaws and Arlene’s family. She had no clue what was about to happen! Watch the video above to see how it all went down.
We came hoping to lift Arlene’s spirit, but left feeling like she lifted ours. What an example of positivity and light and joy, even in the midst of such tragedy and trials. We will never forget our time with Arlene!
You and your daughter have the most beautiful voices!!!! I got chills just listening to you both sing!!!! I love music and the power it has!!!!! Keep doing what you you're doing!!!!
I would love to hear you sing in person, just can't afford a ticket and I live in southern California, Mat and Savanna you are my favorite, all time singers!
It is so awesome that you did this for her. Thank you for sharing you Beautiful, angelic voices to the world.
God bless you both! Mary, Did You Know? is my favorite Christmas song, too! My tears were flowing while you were singing! Love, Mary C.
Many thanks to you and East Idaho News for letting others (those with internet access) witness you generously sharing your talents for this awesome surprise! 🙏😭👏
So nice of you!
...suddenly I can appreaciate my life so much more...
What an amazing surprise for Arlene! she deserved this. I'd never heard of mat and savannah before, but i'm definitely a fan of them now.
There's a bunch of videos on UA-cam of them singing. Not too long after the pandemic started they put out a video on UA-cam of them singing The Prayer and it went viral. From then on they've become very popular. This year they started doing concerts. They have some albums out as well.
@@IguanaMom thank you for the information 👍🏼
Same here.
I never heard of them before now either
They have a YoutubE channel if you did not know already1!! They are incredible
Very touching - song, story, surprise , reunion of relatives.
My parents were best friends with Arlene and Veldon when they were young married students at the U of I many years ago. Our families stayed close till the oldest kids became teenagers and life and miles pulled us in different directions. The Hix family has always had a special place in our hearts.
Thank you Matt and Savanna for this wonderful gift to Arlene, you picked a perfect person to share the true meaning of Christmas with. Your voices do bring joy and hope to many. May Gods richest blessings be on you for sharing the sweet harmonies of your uplifting music. Heaven knows how the world needs more people like you giving to others with such love, grace, and humility.
You have such a wonderful gift of writing and expressing yourself.
Arlene I pray you will go to sleep and wake up with your sight restored it's good to see with all the bad things that as happened you are still enjoying life with a aupportive family
Amen
I LOVE how sweet you were to Arlene, Mat! By getting down to her level and hugging her, you truly showed how much you cared about her. It deeply touched me! Thank you, Mat and Savannah, for showing us all what Christmas is TRULY about! 😊
“I wish I could see it” ….her words as Mat described what was written on the blanket. ❤️ 🥲 beautiful lady.
Thanks for introducing me to Mat and Savanna Shaw! Hadn't heard of them in New England but will now watch them on UA-cam! Love "Mary Did You Know!" 😌❤️
Oh my goodness. How emotional for me seeing this woman enjoying such a wonderful gift 💝. Wishing her and her family a happy holiday season. Such a blessing
To bring happiness to people is far better than the misery some bring. More things like this should happen in all parts of the world. Well done to the people who organised this. Have a good day.
This is beautiful! She is such an inspiration! She is a pillar of hope even with being blind! I salute her! Thanks for doing this for her!
Everyone reading this: I wish every single one of you a wonderful Christmas season surrounded by all your loved ones. Thanks to all the people organizing this meet and great for this beautiful lady.
I wish you a wonderful Christmas as well. May you and your loved ones have good health and happiness.
Thank you, hope you also have a wonderful festive season ❤️
I'm a Canadian living in Taiwan and East Idaho News is my favorite news channel!!!!!!! What a wonderful state Idaho is!
Literally woke up grumpy af and now I’m balling in my bed ❤️
I'm overwhelmed by how much we are all loved by God.
What a beautiful tribute to Arlene and testimony of your mission. Thank you for blessing me today, Arlene and Mat and Savanna.❤😊
Who’s crying? I’m not crying. What an amazing gesture from two amazing people. Peace be with Arlene and her family.
Beautiful souls xx
I am!
The pianist is also incredibly talented as well. There is so much peace radiating from Matt and Savannah.
I like this because it shows that all gifts need not be monetary or monetarily based. The beautiful voices of those 2 people transcend money and the woman's response is all the proof you need.
Well this was lovely. They seem so sweet and what a nice thing to do. Also how terrifying to just lose your sight like that. 😢
This is awesome. It makes me cry. Please Matt and Savanna don’t ever lose your humbleness.
Such a touching story and yes that woman is a true beacon of light her smile lit up that room. So blessed that Matt and Savanna sang to her. Incredible joy. The Shaw fam has a true mission for this world. It really is hope and faith that goodness lives.
I hope when you two wake up in the morning and look into the mirror, you see a reflection of angels. You are both so talented. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! You made many people cry with this video, and wish they could perform as you do. Arlene - you will remember this day for the rest of your life. Enjoy all the love you received.
This got me in what my youngest son calls the "chesty hearty parts" ❤❤❤...not crying, not crying...ok im crying 😭 Merry Christmas Arlene and family and thank you Mat and Savanna!
My feel good for the week. ❤️ Maybe longer…
I really want to meet these people beautiful amazing voices astonishing
I had the opportunity to see Mat and Savannah with the Rexburg Children’s Choir last week. Watching them make her smile even bigger was powerful. ❤️ what a sweet lady!
East Idaho News is the best! I don't even live there! Lol, I am a couple days drive away.
Right here is the ultimate meaning of life!!
cheers from sri lanka.....happy thanksgiving
Matt and Savanna, your music constantly touches people's hearts and lifting up spirits. God may continue bless you and your family.
I am so touched By Mat And Savanna's voices/music and by there actions in this video. If only there were more people like them, there would be peace on earth!!! I Love Mat And Savanna!!
Beautiful songs for a lovely woman. I loved the family photos. Thank you, Nate, for organising this.
This was Beautiful and a Great and Very Kind Gesture for this Resident and her Family. WOW! 👍🙏
what a lovely woman with such a joyful spirit when she has lost a husband and daughter. She is filled with Gods spirit you can see it
What a nice person. I am so glad she has a large and supportive family. She deserved this and her husband can RIP knowing she is loved and taken care of.
This was one of the sweetest gifts I've ever seen. You 2 are a blessing. Ron
What a beautiful expression that Matt and Arlene showed with singing. They are beautiful on the inside too
What a glorious way to "share hope and bring joy" on Feel Good Friday! Arlene is a beautiful soul and it is amazing to have Mat and Savanah Shaw there to sing to her! Thank you for sharing hope and spreading joy, all of you!
What a fabulous woman. Made me grateful for my sight. She must have a lovely heart. ❤
What a Beautiful Lady and what a fun Grandma ! I'll bet she keeps everyone on their toes. It's a true Blessing to see someone so full of fun and love. Mat told her in the beginning that he wanted to give Arlene some joy and it's obvious that she is the one spreading joy to all those around her.
My husband and I just returned from a concert by Mat and Savanna in San Juan Capistrano, CA and they were fabulous!!!!
Today is January 1st 2023 .. I'm watching this and crying. Beautiful xoxo
LOVE MAT & SAVANNA are part of this surprise! I would be starstruck if they were next to me even if i couldn’t see them. Such a wonderful thing. And I’m certain that they stayed and didn’t rush this visit because you just “feel” that about Mat and Savanna.
Wow that’s the most beautiful version of Christmas carols I’ve ever heard
I'm listening with tears flowing down my face! So beautiful.
Sometimes a small did by kind people can bring so much love with their talent, just like the wonderful Matt & Savannah doing a simple but big impact in sharing Joy & happy feeling for someone who going through time to experience that shared moment with your loved ones
Never would have guessed Mat is Savannah’s dad! Wow! What a handsome man, inside and out. This deserves tons of views. The emotion and love are raw in this one! 😢
I was holding it together until the family pics at the end! 😢😢
She got his singing genes. 🎶
Matt and Savannah are such nice people.
They sing so beautiful and what a fantastic thing they did for that lady and her family
If Mat and Savanna Shaw showed up somewhere where I was I’d flip completely out.
What a sweet and loving thing that you did for this lady and her family ! Please don't ever lose this part of your character in this music world. I support you by buying your CD's and your Livestream concerts. I love your music and the special relationship that you share as father and daughter. May God continually bless you both !
My tears always are falling, when I see love going around like a spark of heaven. Thank you for all your are shining from this light.
This was great. I remember Mat and Savanna's first video they posted and was hooked. One of those weird circumstances, if not for Covid they would have never started singing together. Was so nice of them to do this for Arlene. My wife had a family member as well that lost her sight and they never found out why. Same exact thing as Arlene. Went to bed and woke up and couldn't see.
GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM
She will live with the joy you both gave her.A brave special lady.
This was just so sweet! I’m sorry to hear that Arlene lost her sight. She seems to have a large loving family though. What a blessing!
Thanks Nate and EIN for sharing. ❤️🙏🏻
I love Mat and Savanna. Thank you. This made me cry. I'm so happy about this
I love that song! They sing it so beautifully. God Bless both of you and you Arlene! Arlene you are so beautiful.
I also love the piano players voice through his keys. Just beautiful.
Stephen Sharp Nelson is the pianist and arranger for all of their music as well as the group Gentri. He is PHENOMENAL!
Matt is so gracious. What a beautiful daddy daughter duo. This was so wholesome. 😭😭😭
Such a lovely thing to do. I am blind myself , the pandemic has been especially hard for vision impaired people with the difficulties with social distancing and loss of supports etc. so beautiful to out a smile on that lady’s face. Bravo to you both
I love this dad and daughter!
OMG I am just sitting
In my recliner and the tears are just rolling down my face 🙌🏼👊👍🏿👏🏿❣️🎈🙏🏻😇💝🤎❣️🎈💕
This is the best way of recording your voices. No effects, just the natural sound. :)
Bless you for caring about others. I went blind and my own family disowned me because they didn’t want to deal with anything negative. I had 6 surgeries including cornea transplant so I got my vision back but I learned a great deal. You are truly doing the Lord’s work. ❤️
Oh my WORD!!! Tears in my eyes over this one! Mat and Savanna are the best!!!
Mat is a man full of genuine grace.
Mat and Savanna were blessed with the most amazing voices.
God bless them for sharing their gifts. 💙💙
Now THIS was an inspiring and beautiful video. What a sweet lady she is! She reminds me of my grandmother so much! I ABSOLUTELY ❤️ these 2 voices! This was an everlasting gift of a lifetime that she will always CHERISH! Those are the best kind of gifts, in my 👀 eyes!!
Shines a light of love in a trouble world.
In this world of chaos it is so inspiring to see love & hope spread to complete stranger!
Crying in Melbourne- so lovely Mat the way you spoke to Arlene.
What a beautiful lady and so deserving.
Thank You for making her a special day.
These people are so nice. God bless them.
That was awesome! What a gift you gave her!
What a beautiful surprise. God said those who spread good will ,rewards will be plentiful.
Wow so amazing...... Cannot stop crying tears of joy and happiness. Matt and Savanna really are so inspiring.
Such a blessing. You guys are wonderful. She`ll remember this forever.
Mat and Savanah are such good people besides being absolutely fabulous singers.
I wish I also had such a special gift with which I could make people happy. Wonderful thing.
I loved seeing Steven in the background. I could see that he also felt joyful.
Matt and Savannah how wonderful of you to do this I love your music and you inspire me
What a wonderful surprise for a special lady.
I’m so happy for this special time for Arlene 😊!
I see someone commented that they were a puddle now. Yep. I was encouraged by the smile on Arlene's face. What a special lady. And you guys! You are wonderful. I'm so impressed by your willingness to use your music to spread joy to others. Matt, kneeling down to be on Arlene's level and holding her hand. You have a wonderful spirit. Savanna - you are so sweet. Such wonderful voices. I have all your CDs and listen all the time. And Stephen - wow. Just wow. You are a true treasure.
Yes❤& amen.dear mat & 😊❤😊are such truly loving,kind & truly ❤ beautifull people.with such angelic voices.they truly are two earthly 🌎 angels.so purely loving hearted.so truly gifted by all of Gods sweet 😋 ❤️ 💖 grace,& all of Gods goodnes s.heavenly love&sweetly bless you both.❤😊love pia & family.thanku. u both are such an angelic blssg..."
Correction.sorry dear Savannah'.❤
Wow! What a gift for her to receive after a horrible year. Bless her for her beautiful smile throughout her trials.
So kind of them to do that for her. ❤
very touching
I did not want to cry my eyes out this morning!!!!
What a wonderful suprise for this lovely lady who has been through so much but still manages to smile and find joy in life. I had never heard of this father/ daughter duo but am so impressed by them, not only do they have the most beautiful voices but they did this kind act which meant so much to Arlene and her family.
Beautiful what a mission, God has called you to make this world a much better place.
More proof that Mat and Savanna are a class act.
Bringing Happiness To People Is The Greatest Thing During The Holiday. This Was So Very Beautiful I Am So Glad It Made Her Happy. I No Longer Have My Parents They are in Heaven.
This was, by far, the best surprise gift! God bless!
Refreshing to see that there are still Good and Caring people in this world.
Wow Savanna sings so beautifully!
I think I cried all the way through this. Just the strength this woman has is inspiring. You both gave her something she will always hold dear in her heart. Thank you both and thank God you could do this for her. 🤟🏼🤍
How special that was! You are such a blessing to so many people. God bless you!
what a lovely thing to do and what a lovely version of Mary did you know. It is always good to be able to bless others.
This has touched my heart ..I broke down crying. Pray ing for this sweet lady. Matt and savanna tku for taking your time to cheer this ladys spirit up. Your truley a gift to many. God bless