The COVID-19 pandemic has taught supervisors of teacher candidates some critical lessons. From our time in quarantine, surfaced the disquisition of a focus on personal and professional work-life balance, creative problem solving in the home, and K-12 teacher candidate supervision. The necessity for self-care during the pandemic and in educators' professional lives was highlighted when a death in my family and an injury brought into question the new not-so-normal. These changes have been focused on virtual pedagogy, which has been lighting the path to credential completion alongside professional and personal encouragement. The dispatch going forward is for supervisors and teacher candidates to use communication to find joy and efficiency in their lives while maintaining a heightened level of listening and care for ourselves and others.