Miracle For Rock Riser

09/08/2025

Best dad EVER!! Happy birthday!!

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

"Stand firm against the schemes of the devil" (Eph. 6:11).
One of Satan’s most effective tactics is to challenge God’s credibility.
Paul's exhortation to "stand firm against the schemes of the devil" (Eph. 6:11) refers to the various tactics Satan employs in spiritual warfare. One of his tactics is to call God's character and motives into question by raising doubts about His Word.
He used that approach in the Garden of Eden, when he said to Eve, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" (Gen. 3:1). In one brief statement Satan disputed and distorted God's Word. God didn't forbid them to eat from any tree. They could eat freely from every tree except one: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (2:16-17).
Satan followed his distortion with an outright denial of God's Word: "You surely shall not die!" (3:4). He implied that God lied when He said that sin will result in death. Satan then went on to tell Eve that if she ate the fruit, she would in fact become like God Himself (v. 5). The implication is that God was withholding something good from Eve, and to keep her from seeking it, He intimidated her with empty threats of death and judgment.
Do you see the insidious nature of Satan's approach? Tragically, Eve didn't. Rather than trusting and obeying God, she believed Satan's lies and concluded that the tree was good for food, a delight to the eyes, and desirable to make one wise. Then "she took from its fruit and ate" (v. 6).
Satan deceives and spreads his lies from generation to generation (2 Cor. 11:14). Although he is subtle, his attempts to discredit God by disputing, distorting, and denying His Word should be obvious to discerning Christians.
Don't be victimized by Satan's attacks. Become strong in the Word through systematic Bible study. Yield to the Spirit's control through prayer and obedience to biblical principles.
Suggestions for Prayer
• Ask God for the discernment to recognize Satanic deceptions, and the wisdom to pursue truth.
• Pray for God's enabling as you discipline yourself for diligent Bible study.

09/06/2025

Rock’s story on MUSC Health page!!

After a week of specialized hospital care, MUSC Health patient Rock Riser is back home and continuing daily follow-up visits at our bone marrow transplant clinic. His journey has included a double lung transplant, lymphoma, chemotherapy, radiation and ongoing CAR-T cell therapy. And through it all, he continues to show incredible strength.

Thanks to the dedication of his care team, Rock is receiving the expert treatment and support he needs. His doctors are confident in his recovery plan, and his family looks forward to seeing him regain strength in the weeks ahead.

Rock’s family shared special gratitude for:
- Ms. Melinda, who kept his room clean and fresh
- Techs who checked his vitals around the clock
- Nurses who managed his symptoms with compassion and quick action
- The brilliant doctors across lung transplant, hematology/oncology, CAR T–BMT, ENT and anesthesiology who have been part of his journey

Thank you to every care team member walking alongside Rock and his family through this next step in healing.

09/05/2025

Celebrating tonight at Bowens Island Restaurant

09/05/2025

Breaking news!!! Rock’s preliminary PET scan results show no evidence of lymphoma at this time. Praise The Lord!! There is further testing that needs to be done to see if there are cells on a microscopic level left and to see what his team says about further treatment on Monday.

Rock has had a great week! His counts are continuing to trend upwards after treatments/ meds given in the hospital first part of the week. Praise the Lord!!
Grammi and Aunt Bev rented a beach house at Folly Beach this week which is about 20 minutes from the hospital so Rock & Mom have been able to spend some much needed time at the beach breathing in salty air! It has been a blessing to Rock and all of us!! Grammi has cooked some great breakfasts and meals. We have eaten at some good seafood restaurants and enjoyed seeing Rock finally able to eat and enjoy his food!! God is so good!! All his sisters are coming in for the weekend, even Keagan who is at Cleveland Clinic for a month of rotations. That will really make him feel great to have us all together and spend some time on the beach!
He is hoping/ planning to go on a dove shoot Saturday morning with friends and he is so looking forward to that also!! Lord, we beg you to continue to heal and strengthen his body and keep him safe!
Rock ran into his friend, Kipp, during clinic today who also had a double lung transplant. They enjoyed talking together about hunting and fishing!

Please keep praying that those CAR-T cells keep doing their job to destroy any sign of lymphoma!
Thank you Lord for all our many blessings and the mercy you have shown upon Rock and our family!

09/04/2025

09/03/2025

If you know, you know.

09/03/2025

"Be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil" (Eph. 6:10-11).
In Christ you have every resource necessary for spiritual victory.
Satan opposes God and wants to prevent believers from glorifying Him. One way he does that is by convincing them that he is either so formidable they could never defeat him, or so weak they can fight him on their own strength.
Second Corinthians 10:4 says, "The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses." Human resources alone can never defeat a spiritual enemy, but divine resources can. That's why it's crucial to understand the resources you have in Christ that insure spiritual victory.
In Ephesians 1:3 Paul says you have received all the blessings of heaven through Christ. That includes being forgiven and redeemed (vv. 6-7), and receiving knowledge, understanding, and wisdom (vv. 17-18). Within you resides the Holy Spirit (v. 13), who strengthens you and accomplishes more than you can ask or think (3:16, 20).
Believers represent the awesome power of God in this world—the same power that raised Christ from the dead, seated Him at the right hand of the Father, and subjected all things under His feet (Eph. 1:19-22). He is the Sovereign Lord against whom no one can successfully stand. That's why Paul exhorted us to "be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might" (Eph. 6:10, emphasis added). We find this strength by putting on the armor He has supplied: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word, and prayer. Then, no matter what direction the enemy approaches from, or how subtle his attacks may be, we'll be able to stand firm.
Satan's attacks are complex and subtle. His ways of working in this world are cunning and deceitful. Since it's impossible to analyze and anticipate his every offense, focus on strengthening your defenses by understanding your spiritual resources and using them each day.
Suggestions for Prayer
• Ask God to increase your understanding of spiritual warfare.
• Seek wisdom in applying your resources in the most effective ways.
• When you face spiritual battles, confide in a Christian friend who will pray with you and encourage you.

09/02/2025

Sometimes, God asks you to wait.

To quiet your heart.
To simply be still.
To let Him go to work.
In a way you could never imagine.

Sometimes, it feels as though God doesn't hear your prayers.

You pray.
And pray.
And pray again.
With seemingly no response.

Time suddenly feels like it's running out.
Hope begins to fade, as does your trust in Him.

Sometimes, it seems as though God has forgotten you.
Abandoned you.
Left without saying "goodbye".
Hidden in plain sight.

As you frantically search for any sign of Him.
And your heart screams for Him to remember you. Wondering if He even remembers you.

It can be so unbelievably hard to be patient, especially when you are too preoccupied in worry and in your own plans; when your entire being is fighting against the waiting, to instead push forward with life, full-steam ahead.

And yet, what He asks of you never wavers: "Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (Psalm 37:7)

The entire concept of waiting goes against everything the world puts before us...
..right now.....immediate.....on-demand...

Being human, and so incredibly connected to our human world, it is almost impossible to go against the grain, and stop yourself from running, full-force ahead...toward your own worldly plans.

Yet, what if.....what if God's plan is for you TO WAIT ON HIM?

What if.....you pursued God's heart even more, and realized, that more often than not, the waiting is not only a time that brings forth unexpected blessings, but also helps you to plant your deepest roots of faith, if you simply allow them to grow in Him?

What if.....this time of waiting is actually an integral part of God's plan for you? To refresh you, to teach you, to guide you, and especially, to prepare you for HIS future for you?

Waiting on God, and His timing, can be so incredibly hard and uncomfortable. But, it can also be so, so very worth it, if you can reteach yourself to allow it to be just that...a time to grow, a time to renew...a time to prepare and hopefully expect. For, it is how you handle your times of waiting that truly shows those around you just exactly in Whom you place your trust and hope. For, when you trust in Him, He will not fail to give you all the courage, tolerance and patience you need.

Because, if you truly believe in Him, you can also believe in His goodness. In His faithfulness. In His covenants. And in His perfect, great and true plans for each one of us.

" ‘For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' " (Jeremiah 29:11)

In your times of waiting, may you never forget to glorify the same exact Father Who created you...fearfully and wonderfully made, you...from mere dust...
..every fiber of your being...
..every hair on your head...
..every single beat of your heart...

For His goodness will always endure. He loves you with a love we can only imagine. And within that love, He provides you with seasons of waiting. It remains up to you to perceive them as either a gift, or as a burden; trusting in Him and His bountiful blessings, even when your circumstances seem out of your control and not in your favor.

Heavenly Father,

I trust in You. Please remind me that trusting in You means to fully surrender, not just when life is easy and pleasant. "As for me, I trust in You, Lord. You are my God. My life is in Your hands." (Psalm 31:14-15).

Amen ♥️

"I say to myself, 'The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.' " (Lamentations 3:24).

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14)

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord. I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." (Micah 7:7)

"But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always." (Hosea 12:6)

"The Lord is good to those who wait for Him."
(Lamentations 3:25 )

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Gracefully Woven by Elizabeth Spenner