Dreams like these can be confusing but weather it is a dream or it is a loved one giving you guidance it put you on the right path so embrace and enjoy them. My grandmother on my mothers side died when i was 11, she was babysitting me at the time because my mother was in hospital. I went to wake her up in the morning but she wouldnt wake up. for a long time i would see her in my dreams and think somehow my mind was taunting me. But when i finally came to terms with her death the dreams seemed to stop. Recently i have been going through some family issues and i keep having a dream where i am in my bed and i feel a hand touch my shoulder. i turn around and its my grandmother smiling at me like she is reassuring me. she doesnt say anything and it only lasts a second before i wake up and there is nothing there but it feels so real, i miss her so much and just that second with her means everything...even if it is a dream.