This might sound a little strange. But it is kind of like what happened last year. Last year I fell backwards on the ice and hit my head real hard. I thought that I would have a subdural hematoma, a contusion on the inside of my skull. So I fretted about the symptoms I was having thinking I should tie up any loose ends if I might die from this. One night I saw my mother in a dream looking at me and giving me assurance. She looked just like she did when she was 21, she passed away when she was 86. I mentioned it to others and I was told by some they had a similar exerience. We do get new bodies.
 
Anyway, the other night in my dream state I received a phone call from my mother. She asked my why I hadn't called, just like she used to. I explained what was happening and listening to the background on her end to try to figure out where she was. I thought perhaps this was a trick from Satan. I thought I heard children playing. I also recieved a dream re following christ like a child at the same time. There are things he is doing that we just can't figure out, we just have to trust and obey like a child. Those would include the moral things we struggle with.
 
When I woke up I though about how people go to the grave yard and speak to their loved ones who have passed. I remember how the Japanese have a little alter in their house in which they have pictures of the deceased and pray to them. I am not saying that is right, it is false worship. But I do believe our passed away relatives in heaven can hear us and are concerned about us. So I guess it is ok to talk to them in our prayers or around the house just like we would at the grave yard, just don't expect an answer until you get to heaven. After all they are still alive only in a better way. All our devotion, prayers and petitions should be to Jesus. He is the only one that can really answer us. But I guess it might be ok to talk to mom once in a while and tell her how things are going even though it may seem to be a one sided conversation.