Trouble getting Philz Touch to stick as recovery

Hi all, I'm probably not the first to have this problem and I'm sure the answer is out there I just can't find it. I can get TWRP to stick as a recovery but it's not my recovery of preference. Had to revert back to stock after my backup wouldn't load properly
now I obviously having problems with recovery. Tried using TWRP to backup after I re-rooted but when I restored it got stuck on boot screen. Anybody with any answers out there? Obviously I'm on stock T-Mobile Note 3, trying to get back to where I was, thanks in advance for any help!