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But the 'Higher part' was exactly what she was focussed on.

There's nothing there at all, that states that she's of a mind to say "All right whatever comes, I'll accept it." That's the whole point of her blog.
This is all to do with 'letting go and letting God'.
Throughout the blog, what she's emphasising is that it's got a whole lot less with hoping her prayers will be answered the way she wants. it's got more to do with accepting the fact that God has a plan, and much as we might dislike it, we have to trust he knows exactly what he's doing.
Hence the getting in the wheelbarrow....
That was the whole point....

which is actually as far removed from Buddhism as one could get.
It's a complete abdication of personal choice, and responsibility for consequences, by declaring a belief that 'All right, whatever happens, it was his idea not mine, so don't blame me...."
And from a Buddhist point of view, I don't personally know many Buddhists who would say "All right whatever comes, I will accept it."
We would be extremely selective about what is "acceptable" and what isn't.....

to respond to your points.

You know, I am very tell-it-like-it-is in my daily life too. And in forums and blog comments etc. it can be very hard to communicate things smoothly because there's no body language, or smiles, and it's hard to communicate irony, sarcasm etc., so sometimes things are taken personally that wouldn't come across that way in person.

But I also think it's important to remember this forum is not a Buddhist forum like some others, where almost everyone is a practicing Buddhist. BellaOnline is a general site, and many of the people viewing threads are probably just interested in learning a little more about Buddhism. And of those practicing, many are probably Mahayana (in fact, based on page hits, any articles or book reviews I do related to Tibetan Buddhism are always the biggest draws.)

So, I do think it's helpful to always preface things with 'In the school of BUddhism I study, X is true' or 'my interpretation of this BUddhist is teaching X' etc., i.e. always qualifying it as your opinion. Even though I realize that it is of course entirely obvious that it is your opinion, because you are posting it. But it softens what is being said, for anyone who may not be familiar with Buddhism, and allows them to feel their opinion, Buddhist orthodox or no, is welcome.

Oh. Right.

*holds tongue*.